Farhan's problem of prime numbers

m 3 n 3 , m , n m^{3}-n^{3},m,n are all primes. Find the value of ( m 3 + n 3 ) ( m + n ) (m^{3}+n^{3})(m+n) .


The answer is 175.

This section requires Javascript.
You are seeing this because something didn't load right. We suggest you, (a) try refreshing the page, (b) enabling javascript if it is disabled on your browser and, finally, (c) loading the non-javascript version of this page . We're sorry about the hassle.

3 solutions

For m 3 n 3 = ( m n ) ( m 2 + m n + n 2 ) m^{3} - n^{3} = (m - n)(m^{2} + mn + n^{2}) to be prime it must be the case that m n = 1 m - n = 1 , for otherwise it could be expressed as the product of two integers greater than 1 1 . The only primes that differ by 1 1 are 2 2 and 3 3 , so m = 3 , n = 2 m = 3, n = 2 and m 3 n 3 = 3 3 2 3 = 19 m^{3} - n^{3} = 3^{3} - 2^{3} = 19 , which is indeed prime.

Thus ( m 3 + n 3 ) ( m + n ) = ( 3 3 + 2 3 ) ( 3 + 2 ) = 35 × 5 = 175 (m^{3} + n^{3})(m + n) = (3^{3} + 2^{3})(3 + 2) = 35 \times 5 = \boxed{175} .

Munem Shahriar
Feb 1, 2018

We know that, m 3 n 3 = ( m n ) ( m 2 + m n + n 2 ) m^3 - n^3 = (m-n)(m^2 + mn + n^2) .

Since prime numbers are only divisible by 1 and itself. m n m - n have to 1. Which can be accomplished by m = 3 m = 3 and n = 2 n = 2 .

Hence ( 3 3 + 2 3 ) ( 3 + 2 ) = 35 × 5 = 175 (3^3 + 2^3)(3+2) = 35 \times 5 = \boxed{175}

Farhanur Rahman
Jan 30, 2018

If m=3,n=2, then m^3-n^3=3^3-2^3=19 which is a prime. Therefore, (m^3+n^3)(m+n)=(3^3+2^3)(3+2)=175

0 pending reports

×

Problem Loading...

Note Loading...

Set Loading...