2011 AMC 12B Problem 5

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Concepts:least common multipledigits

Difficulty rating: 990

5.

Let NN be the second smallest positive integer that is divisible by every positive integer less than 7.7. What is the sum of the digits of N?N?

33

44

55

66

99

Solution:

A number divisible by every integer from 11 to 66 must be a multiple of lcm(1,2,3,4,5,6)=60.\operatorname{lcm}(1,2,3,4,5,6)=60.

The second smallest positive multiple of 6060 is 120,120, whose digit sum is 1+2+0=3.1+2+0=3.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

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