HELP PLS combine the like terms 3x+5-x+3+4x​

Therefore, the smallest positive integer with at least 8 odd factors and at least 16 even factors is N = 1800.

In mathematics, combination is a way to count the number of possible selections of k objects from a set of n distinct objects, without regard to the order in which they are selected.

The number of combinations of k objects from a set of n objects is denoted by [tex]nCk[/tex] or [tex]C(n,k),[/tex] and is given by the formula:

[tex]nCk = n! / (k! *(n-k)!)[/tex]

where n! denotes the factorial of n, i.e., the product of all positive integers up to n.

by the question.

Now, let's consider the parity (evenness or oddness) of the factors of N. A factor of N is odd if and only if it has an odd number of factors of each odd prime factor of N. Similarly, a factor of N is even if and only if it has an even number of factors of each odd prime factor of N. Therefore, the condition that N has at least 8 odd factors and at least 16 even factors can be expressed as:

[tex](a_{1} +1) * (a_{2} +1) * ... * (an+1) = 8 * 2^{16}[/tex]

Let's consider the factor 2 separately. Since N has at least 16 even factors, it must have at least 16 factors of 2. Therefore, we have a_i >= 4 for at least one prime factor p_i=2. Let's assume without loss of generality that p[tex]1=2[/tex] and [tex]a1 > =4.[/tex]

Now, let's consider the remaining prime factors of N. Since N has at least 8 odd factors, it must have at least 8 factors that are not divisible by 2. Therefore, the product (a2+1) * ... * (an+1) must be at least 8. Let's assume without loss of generality that n>=2 (i.e., N has at least three distinct prime factors).

Since a_i >= 4 for i=1, we have:

[tex]N > = 2^4 * p2 * p3 > = 2^4 * 3 * 5 = 240[/tex]

Let's now try to find the smallest such N. To minimize N, we want to make the product (a2+1) * ... * (an+1) as small as possible. Since 8 = 2 * 2 * 2, we can try to distribute the factors 2, 2, 2 among the factors (a2+1), (a3+1), (a4+1) in such a way that their product is minimized. The only possibility is:

[tex](a2+1) = 2^2, (a3+1) = 2^1, (a4+1) = 2^1[/tex]

This gives us:

[tex]N = 2^4 * 3^2 * 5^2 = 1800[/tex]

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