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With What Least Number Must 8640 Be Divided So that the Quotient is a Perfect Cube? - Mathematics

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With what least number must 8640 be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube?

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Solution

The prime factors of 8640 are

2 8640
2 4320
2 2160
2 1080
2 540
2 270
3 135
3 45
3 15
5 5
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= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5

= (2 × 2 × 2) × (2 × 2 × 2) × (3 × 3 × 3) × 5

Clearly, 8640 must be divided by 5. So, that the quotient is a perfect cube.

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Chapter 4: Cubes and Cube Roots - Exercise 4 (A) [Page 48]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 4 Cubes and Cube Roots
Exercise 4 (A) | Q 10 | Page 48
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