Question

Carlos uses a $4$ -digit passcode to unlock his computer. In his passcode, exactly one digit is even, exactly one (possibly different) digit is prime, and no digit is $0.$ How many $4$ -digit passcodes satisfy these conditions?

$176$

$192$

$432$

$464$

$608$

Solution:

No digit is $0,$ so digits run from $1$ to $9.$ Put the single even digit in the first slot for now and multiply by $4$ at the end to place it. Split on that even digit. If it's the prime $2,$ then the three odd digits all have to be non-prime, so each is $1$ or $9,$ giving $2^3 = 8$ ways. Otherwise the even digit is $4, 6,$ or $8$ ( $3$ choices), and exactly one of the odd digits is prime, worth $3, 5,$ or $7$ ( $3$ choices) in one of the $3$ odd positions, while the other two odds come from $\{1, 9\}$ ( $2^2$ ways). That's $3 \cdot 3 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 = 108.$ Altogether, $4(8 + 108) = 464.$ Therefore, the answer is D.

2025 AMC 10A Problem 12

Solution:

Problem 12 in Other Years