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COMEDK · Maths · 4. Permutation Combination

How many factors of \(2^5 \times 3^6 \times 5^2\) are perfect squares?

  1. A 22
  2. B 12
  3. C 16
  4. D 24
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(D) 24

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The given number is \(N = 2^{5} \times 3^{6} \times 5^{2}\). A factor of \(N\) is of the form \(2^{a} \times 3^{b} \times 5^{c}\), where \(0 \le a \le 5\), \(0 \le b \le 6\), and \(0 \le c \le 2\). For the factor to be a perfect square, the exponents \(a, b, c\) must be even…