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number theory intermediate
Problem
For how many positive integers does evenly divide from ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
If evenly divides , then is an integer. Since we may substitute the RHS in the above fraction. So the problem asks us for how many positive integers is an integer, or equivalently when for a positive integer . is an integer when is a factor of . The factors of are and , so the possible values of are and . But since isn't a positive integer, only and are the possible values of . Therefore the number of possible values of is .
Final answer
B