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number theory senior
Problem
Cameron writes down the smallest positive multiple of 20 that is a perfect square, the smallest positive multiple of 20 that is a perfect cube, and all the multiples of 20 between them. How many integers are in Cameron's list?
Solution
A perfect square that is a multiple of must be a multiple of . A perfect cube that is a multiple of 20 must be a multiple of . Our goal is thus to count the multiples of 20 from 100 to 1000 inclusive: Dividing this entire inequality by 20 we get , so there are integers in Cameron's list.
Final answer
46