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WBJEE · Maths · Permutation Combination

A letter lock consists of three rings with 15 different letters. If \(\mathrm{N}\) denotes the number of ways in which it is possible to make unsuccessful attempts to open the lock, then

  1. A 482 divides \(\mathrm{N}\)
  2. B N is the product of two distinct prime numbers.
  3. C \(\mathrm{N}\) is the product of three distinct prime numbers.
  4. D 16 divides \(\mathrm{N}\)
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(C) \(\mathrm{N}\) is the product of three distinct prime numbers.

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Hint : Number of unsuccessful attempts \(=15^3-1=3374=2 \times 1687=2 \times 7 \times 241\) Divisible by 482 \(\mathrm{N}\) is the product of three distinct prime number