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In the year 2001, the United States will host the International Mathematical Olympiad. Let <math>I</math>, <math>M</math>, and <math>O</math> be distinct positive integers such that the product <math>I\cdot M\cdot O=2001</math>. What is the largest possible value of the sum <math>I+M+O</math>? | In the year 2001, the United States will host the International Mathematical Olympiad. Let <math>I</math>, <math>M</math>, and <math>O</math> be distinct positive integers such that the product <math>I\cdot M\cdot O=2001</math>. What is the largest possible value of the sum <math>I+M+O</math>? | ||
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==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
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Problem
In the year 2001, the United States will host the International Mathematical Olympiad. Let 
, 
, and 
be distinct positive integers such that the product 
. What is the largest possible value of the sum 
?
Solution
Clearly, 
, or 
is the largest.
See Also
| 2000 AMC 10 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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