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    OlympiadMediumNumber Theory5–6

    What is the smallest whole number greater than 11 that has exactly six positive divisors?

    Qual é o menor número inteiro maior que 11 com exatamente seis divisores positivos?

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    Solution

    Testing upwards: 1212 has divisors 1,2,3,4,6,121, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 — six of them, and no smaller number reaches six (1010 has four, 1111 has two). 1616 has five, 1818 has six but is larger, 3636 has nine.