1983 AIME Problems/Problem 8
Problem
What is the largest 2-digit prime factor of the integer 
?
Solution
Expanding the binomial coefficient, we get 
. Let the prime be 
; then 
. If 
, then the factor of appears twice in the denominator. Thus, we need to appear as a factor three times in the numerator, or 
. The largest such prime is 
, which is our answer.
See also
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