BasicCountingPrinciple AMC8 Basic
2009


Problem - 1060
How many $3$-digit positive integers have digits whose product equals $24$?

Let's first prime factorize $24= 2^3\times 3$. We note that $3$ can only stand by itself or multiply $2$ to become $6$. Therefore

  • If one digit is $3$, then the other two digits must be either $(1, 8)$ or $(2, 4)$. Therefore $3! +3!=12$ possibilities.
  • If one digit is $6$, then the other two digits must be either $(1,4)$ or $(2,2)$, Therefore $3!+3=9$ possibilities.

Hence, the answer is $12+9=\boxed{21}$.

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