What is the smallest number by which 625 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube 25 5 2 3?

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What is the smallest positive integer by which 625 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube?(A) 125 (B) 25(C) 5(D) 3

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  30 Aug 2022, 04:48

Option: CPrime factorization of 625 is625 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 5As seen above the smallest prime factor is 5Here a perfect cube would be 5 x 5 x 5 = 125Therefore 5 is the smallest positive integer by which 625 must be divided to get a perfect cube as a quotient.

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1. What is the smallest number by which 625 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect cube ?

∴  625 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 = 53 × 5For the smallest cube number,625 should be divided 5,

625 ÷ 5 = 125 = 53

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5 | 625 5 | 125 5 | 25 5 | 5 | 1\( \Large 625 = 5 \times 5 \times 5 \times 5 \)

Smallest number = 5

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