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Problem

The least common multiple of a positive divisor $n$ and $18$ is $180$ , and the greatest common divisor of $n$ and $45$ is $15$ . What is the sum of the digits of $n$ ?

$\textbf{(A) } 3 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 6 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 8 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 9 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 12$

Solution 1

Note that $\begin{align*} 18 &= 2\cdot3^2, \\ 180 &= 2^2\cdot3^2\cdot5, \\ 45 &= 3^2\cdot5 \\ 15 &= 3\cdot5. \end{align*}$ From the least common multiple condition, we conclude that $n=2^2\cdot 3^k\cdot5,$ where $k\in\{0,1,2\}.$

From the greatest common divisor condition, we conclude that $k=1.$

Therefore, we have $2^2\cdot 3^1\cdot5=60.$ The sum of its digits is $6+0=\boxed{\textbf{(B) } 6}.$

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Solution 2

Since the $lcm$ contains only factors of $2$ , $3$ , and $5$ , $n$ cannot be divisible by any other prime. Let n = $2^a$ $3^b$ $5^c$ , where $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ are nonnegative integers. We know that $lcm(n, 18)$ = $lcm(n, 3^2 * 2)$ = $lcm(2^a * 3^b * 5^c, 3^2 * 2)$ = $lcm(2^ {max(a,1)} \cdot 3^ {max(a,2)} \cdot 5^b)$ = $180$ = $2^2 \cdot 3^2 \cdot 5.$ Thus

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(3)

From the gcf information, $gcf(n,45)$ = gcf(n, $3^2 \cdot 5$ ) = $gcf(2^a \cdot 3^b \cdot 5^c, 3^2 \cdot 5)$ = $3^{min(b,2)} \cdot 5^{min(c,1)} = 15$ This means, that since $c = 1$ , $3^{min(b,2)} \cdot 5 = 15$ , so $min(b,2)$ = $1$ and $b = 1$ . Hence, multiplying using $a = 2$ , $b = 1$ , $c = 1$ gives $n = 60$ and the sum of digits is hence $\boxed{\textbf{(B)} ~6}$ .

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