Factoring Combinations

Algebra Level 3

Find the number of unique positive integers m m which would allow 16 x 2 + m x + 225 16x^2 + mx + 225 to be expressed in the form of ( a x + b ) ( c x + d ) (ax + b)(cx + d) , where a a , b b , c c , and d d are integers.


The answer is 23.

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1 solution

David Vreken
Sep 16, 2019

The number of unique positive integers m m will correspond to the number of positive factor pairs of 16 225 = 3600 16 \cdot 225 = 3600 . Since 3600 = 2 4 3 2 5 2 3600 = 2^4 \cdot 3^2 \cdot 5^2 , it has ( 4 + 1 ) ( 2 + 1 ) ( 2 + 1 ) = 45 (4 + 1)(2 + 1)(2 + 1) = 45 factors, and 23 23 factor pairs. There are therefore 23 \boxed{23} unique integer solutions for m m .

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