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Revision as of 06:31, 5 October 2022

The following problem is from both the 2021 Fall AMC 10B #8 and 2021 Fall AMC 12B #6, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

The largest prime factor of $16384$ is $2$ because $16384 = 2^{14}$. What is the sum of the digits of the greatest prime number that is a divisor of $16383$?

$\textbf{(A)} \: 3\qquad\textbf{(B)} \: 7\qquad\textbf{(C)} \: 10\qquad\textbf{(D)} \: 16\qquad\textbf{(E)} \: 22$

Solution (Difference of Squares)

We have \begin{align*} 16383 & = 2^{14} - 1 \\ & = \left( 2^7 + 1 \right) \left( 2^7 - 1 \right) \\ & = 129 \cdot 127 \\ \end{align*}

Since $129$ is composite, $127$ is the largest prime divisible by $16383$. The sum of $127$'s digits is $1+2+7=\boxed{\textbf{(C) }10}$.

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Video Solution by Interstigation

https://youtu.be/p9_RH4s-kBA?t=1121

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/NB6CamKgDaw

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Video Solution by WhyMath

https://youtu.be/JBNbjKsw_tU

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See Also

2021 Fall AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 7
Followed by
Problem 9
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2021 Fall AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 5
Followed by
Problem 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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