Inspiration #1

Algebra Level 3

An expression m n m^{n} is a sixth power, that is it can be expressed as x 6 x^{6} . Given that you can choose m m and n n from 1 , 2 , 3 , . . . 7102 1,2,3,...7102 , where m = n m = n is allowed. How many different possible expressions are there for m n m^{n} ?

Input your final answer as its digit sum.


The answer is 38.

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The number 6 6 has 4 4 factors, namely 1 1 , 2 2 , 3 3 and 6 6 .

As such , 4 cases are classified:

Case i: m m is already a power of 6 6 . There are 4 4 such numbers (1, 64, 729, 4096). This expression is also equivalent to ( x 6 ) n (x^{6}) ^ {n} .

The number of expressions is 4 x 7102 = 28408.

Case ii: m m is a power of 3 3 (but not a power of 2 2 ). There are 7 3 102 \lfloor \sqrt[3] 7102 \rfloor = 19 19 such numbers. Excluding the past 4 powers of 6 6 , we have 15 15 such numbers. This expression is also equivalent to ( x [ 3 ] ) [ n ] ) (x^[3])^[n]) . In order to have a sixth power, n n must be a multiple of 2 2 . There are 7102 2 \lfloor \frac{ 7102 }{ 2 } \rfloor = 3551 3551 value for n n .

The number of expressions is 15 x 3551 = 53265.

Case iii: m m is a power of 2 2 (but not a power of 3 3 ). There are 7 2 102 \lfloor \sqrt[2] 7102 \rfloor = 84 84 such numbers. Excluding the past 4 powers of 6 6 , we have 80 80 such numbers. This expression is also equivalent to ( x [ 2 ] ) [ n ] ) (x^[2])^[n]) . In order to have a sixth power, n n must be a multiple of 3 3 . There are 7102 3 \lfloor \frac{ 7102 }{ 3 } \rfloor = 2367 2367 value for n n .

The number of expressions is 80 x 2367 = 189360.

Case iv: m m is a power of 1 1 (but not a power of 2 , 3 , 6 2 , 3 , 6 ). There are 7102 7102 such numbers. Excluding the past (80 + 15 + 4) powers of 2 2 , 3 3 and 6 6 , we have 7003 7003 such numbers. This expression is also equivalent to ( x [ 1 ] ) [ n ] ) (x^[1])^[n]) . In order to have a sixth power, n n must be a multiple of 6 6 . There are 7102 6 \lfloor \frac{ 7102 }{ 6 } \rfloor = 1183 1183 value for n n .

The number of expressions is 7003 x 1183 = 8284549.

There are in total 28408 + 53265 + 189360 + 8284549 28408 + 53265 + 189360 + 8284549 = 8555582 8555582 expressions. Its digit sum is 8 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 8 + 2 8+5+5+5+5+8+2 is 38 38

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