Consider as defined above, assuming that is an integer greater than 1, and . Which is the greatest integer , for which the equations above are true and for which is an integer?
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6 n = 2 n × 3 n
Let f ( q ) = ( q q x − q ) q .
You only need to consider values of q, which have a factor of 2 or 3.
f ( 2 ) , f ( 3 ) , f ( 4 ) , f ( 6 ) , f ( 8 ) , f ( 9 ) , f ( 1 0 )
It is safe to say, that 2 n will be greater as 3 n .
Therefore you can ignore all factors of 2. You only need to consider f ( 3 ) , f ( 6 ) and f ( 9 ) .
f ( 3 ) = 3 9 x − 9
f ( 6 ) = 6 3 6 x − 3 6 = 3 3 6 x − 6 × 2 3 6 x − 6
Here you can ignore the factor of 2 3 6 x − 6 , as it is a factor of 2 and not 3.
f ( 9 ) = ( 3 2 ) 8 1 x − 8 1 = 3 1 6 1 x − 1 6 2
n = 3 9 x − 9 × 3 3 6 − 3 6 × 3 1 6 2 x − 1 6 2 = 3 ( 9 + 3 6 + 1 6 1 ) x − ( 9 + 3 6 + 1 6 1 ) = 3 2 0 7 x − 2 0 7
Therefore p = 207