The boys of a school can be arranged in , or equal rows and also into a solid square. Find the least number of boys in the school.
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
First, let's find the LCM of , , and :
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The prime factorization of the LCM is .
For the arrangement to form a solid square, the number of boys must be a perfect square. Thus, we must multiply the LCM by the missing prime factors to complete the pairs (i.e., multiply by and ):
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The prime factorization of the LCM is .
For the arrangement to form a solid square, the number of boys must be a perfect square. Thus, we must multiply the LCM by the missing prime factors to complete the pairs (i.e., multiply by and ):