Asked by Kaur
if N = 4728x5y is divisible by 24 then find the possible Values of |x,y|
Answers
Answered by
Anonymous
do you mean N = 4728 * x^5 * y ?
well 4728 / 24 = 197
so if x = 1 and y = 1 that works
but what others might there be
4728= 197 * 24 = 197 *2*2*2*3
197 is a prime number
I do not see any x^5 y^1 that works, too bad it is not x^3 y^1
well 4728 / 24 = 197
so if x = 1 and y = 1 that works
but what others might there be
4728= 197 * 24 = 197 *2*2*2*3
197 is a prime number
I do not see any x^5 y^1 that works, too bad it is not x^3 y^1
Answered by
mathhelper
To be divisible by 24, it must divide by 8 AND 3
N must also be even, so y can only be 0, 2,4, 6, or 8
To be divisible by 8 the last 3 digits of a number must be divisible by 8
so the x5y part could only be
052, 152, 252, ... 952, 054, 154, ... 954, 056, 156, ..., 956, .... 958
A scan of these shows that 456 and 552 will work
so x = 4, y = 6 , then xy = 24
if x = 5, y = 2, then xy = 10
The two numbers are
4728456
and
4728552
It was easy to check that they also divide by 3
N must also be even, so y can only be 0, 2,4, 6, or 8
To be divisible by 8 the last 3 digits of a number must be divisible by 8
so the x5y part could only be
052, 152, 252, ... 952, 054, 154, ... 954, 056, 156, ..., 956, .... 958
A scan of these shows that 456 and 552 will work
so x = 4, y = 6 , then xy = 24
if x = 5, y = 2, then xy = 10
The two numbers are
4728456
and
4728552
It was easy to check that they also divide by 3
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.