2021 AMC 12B Spring Problem 7

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Concepts:prime factorizationsum of factors

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7.

Let N=343463270.N=34\cdot 34\cdot 63\cdot 270. What is the ratio of the sum of the odd divisors of NN to the sum of the even divisors of N?N?

1:161:16

1:151:15

1:141:14

1:81:8

1:31:3

Solution:

Factoring, 34=217,34=2\cdot 17, 63=327,63=3^2\cdot 7, and 270=2335,270=2\cdot 3^3\cdot 5, so N=233557172.N=2^3\cdot 3^5\cdot 5\cdot 7\cdot 17^2.

Let MM be the odd part 3557172.3^5\cdot 5\cdot 7\cdot 17^2. The sum of all divisors is (1+2+4+8)σ(M)=15σ(M).(1+2+4+8)\,\sigma(M)=15\,\sigma(M).

The odd divisors sum to σ(M),\sigma(M), so the even divisors sum to 15σ(M)σ(M)=14σ(M).15\,\sigma(M)-\sigma(M)=14\,\sigma(M).

The ratio is σ(M):14σ(M)=1:14.\sigma(M):14\,\sigma(M)=1:14.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

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