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# Proper divisors | AIME I, 1986 | Question 8

Try this beautiful problem from the American Invitational Mathematics Examination I, AIME I, 1990 based on Proper divisors.

Try this beautiful problem from the American Invitational Mathematics Examination I, AIME I, 1986 based on Proper divisors.

## Proper Divisor – AIME I, 1986

Let S be the sum of the base 10 logarithms of all the proper divisors (all divisors of a number excluding itself) of 1000000. What is the integer nearest to S?

• is 107
• is 141
• is 840
• cannot be determined from the given information

Integers

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## Check the Answer

Answer: is 141.

AIME I, 1986, Question 8

Elementary Number Theory by David Burton

## Try with Hints

1000000=$2^{6}5^{6}$ or, (6+1)(6+1)=49 divisors of which 48 are proper

$log1+log2+log4+….+log1000000$

$=log(2^{0}5^{0})(2^{1}5^{0})(2^{2}5^{0})….(2^{6}5^{6})$

power of 2 shows 7 times, power of 5 shows 7 times

total power of 2 and 5 shows=7(1+2+3+4+5+6)

=(7)(21)=147

for proper divisor taking out $2^{6}5^{6}$=147-6=141

or, $S=log2^{141}5^{141}=log10^{141}=141$.