1998 AHSME Problem 6
Number Theory
Level
2
If 1998 is written as a product of two positive integers whose difference is as small as possible, then the difference is:
17
93
8
47
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1 solution
check for the factors of 1998 which are greater than 50 as one of the factors will be greater than 50 . 54 and 37 are the factors and 17 is the difference.