JEE Main Mathematics question

MathematicsPermutations and CombinationsJEE Main

If are prime numbers and are the positive integers such that LCM of is , then the number of ordered pairs is

Answer: (C)

Solution

For each prime with exponent in the LCM, at least one of carries exponent and the other carries any exponent to . That gives

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Question ID VK-020481