Prime factorization — AMC & AIME Problems

Practice every real AMC 8, AMC 10, AMC 12, and AIME problem that uses Prime factorization — a number theory concept — each with a professionally curated solution, many with a video solution too, from LIVE by Po-Shen Loh. Browse all concepts or the full past-contest archive.

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AMC 8

1991 AMC 8 Problem 13 1993 AMC 8 Problem 3 1995 AMC 8 Problem 22 1997 AMC 8 Problem 11 2007 AMC 8 Problem 3 2009 AMC 8 Problem 11 2009 AMC 8 Problem 17 2010 AMC 8 Problem 14 2011 AMC 8 Problem 17 2012 AMC 8 Problem 18 2013 AMC 8 Problem 10 2016 AMC 8 Problem 9 2017 AMC 8 Problem 7 2018 AMC 8 Problem 18 2020 AMC 8 Problem 17 2023 AMC 8 Problem 22

AMC 12

1951 AMC 12 Problem 45 1954 AMC 12 Problem 4 1959 AMC 12 Problem 42 1960 AMC 12 Problem 33 1963 AMC 12 Problem 8 1965 AMC 12 Problem 33 1970 AMC 12 Problem 23 1974 AMC 12 Problem 26 1984 AMC 12 Problem 3 1985 AMC 12 Problem 12 1986 AMC 12 Problem 23 1991 AMC 12 Problem 14 1991 AMC 12 Problem 17 1993 AMC 12 Problem 15 1995 AMC 12 Problem 24 1995 AMC 12 Problem 29 1996 AMC 12 Problem 29 1997 AMC 12 Problem 21 2000 AMC 12 Problem 1 2000 AMC 12 Problem 23 2001 AMC 12 Problem 7 2003 AMC 12A Problem 23 2003 AMC 12B Problem 18 2004 AMC 12B Problem 3 2005 AMC 12A Problem 8 2005 AMC 12B Problem 17 2005 AMC 12B Problem 21 2006 AMC 12B Problem 14 2009 AMC 12A Problem 18 2009 AMC 12B Problem 5 2009 AMC 12B Problem 22 2010 AMC 12B Problem 9 2010 AMC 12B Problem 25 2011 AMC 12A Problem 7 2011 AMC 12B Problem 4 2011 AMC 12B Problem 15 2012 AMC 12B Problem 24 2013 AMC 12A Problem 17 2013 AMC 12A Problem 19 2013 AMC 12B Problem 9 2013 AMC 12B Problem 15 2014 AMC 12B Problem 15 2015 AMC 12A Problem 15 2015 AMC 12B Problem 18 2016 AMC 12A Problem 18 2016 AMC 12A Problem 22 2016 AMC 12B Problem 24 2017 AMC 12B Problem 16 2018 AMC 12A Problem 7 2018 AMC 12A Problem 19 2018 AMC 12B Problem 19 2019 AMC 12B Problem 14 2020 AMC 12A Problem 21 2021 AMC 12A Spring Problem 18 2021 AMC 12A Spring Problem 25 2021 AMC 12B Spring Problem 7 2021 AMC 12A Fall Problem 8 2021 AMC 12B Fall Problem 6 2021 AMC 12B Fall Problem 12 2022 AMC 12A Problem 4 2022 AMC 12A Problem 23 2023 AMC 12A Problem 4 2023 AMC 12A Problem 22 2023 AMC 12B Problem 23 2023 AMC 12B Problem 24 2024 AMC 12A Problem 4

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