greatest positive integer m which make m3 +100 divisible by m+10
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By division we find that m3+100=(m+10)(m2−10m+100)−900.
Therefore, if m+10 divides m3+100, then it must also divide 900. Since we are looking for largest m, m is maximized whenever m+10 is, and since the largest divisor of 900 is 900, we must have m+10=900⇒m=890
The largest m is therefore 890
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