Level 6 Puzzle

1229 and Level 6

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The only common factors permitted for 32 and 40 in this puzzle are 4 and 8, but which one will work for this puzzle? Likewise, you must decide if 3 or 6 is the right common factor for 18 and 30. Don’t guess which factor to use. Study the other clues and let logic guide your decisions until the unique solution is found. Have fun with this one!

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This is my 1229th post, so I will tell you a little bit about the number 1229:

  • 1229 is a prime number.
  • Prime factorization: 1229 is prime.
  • The exponent of prime number 1229 is 1. Adding 1 to that exponent we get (1 + 1) = 2. Therefore 1229 has exactly 2 factors.
  • Factors of 1229: 1, 1229
  • Factor pairs: 1229 = 1 × 1229
  • 1229 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1229 ≈ 35.057

How do we know that 1229 is a prime number? If 1229 were not a prime number, then it would be divisible by at least one prime number less than or equal to √1229 ≈ 35.1. Since 1229 cannot be divided evenly by 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 or 31, we know that 1229 is a prime number.

1229 is the sum of three consecutive prime numbers:
401 + 409 + 419 = 1229

1229 is the sum of two square numbers:
35² + 2²  = 1229

1229 is the hypotenuse of a primitive Pythagorean triple:
140-1221-1229 calculated from 2(35)(2), 35² – 2², 35² + 2²

Here’s another way we know that 1229 is a prime number: Since its last two digits divided by 4 leave a remainder of 1, and 35² + 2² = 1229 with 35 and 2 having no common prime factors, 1229 will be prime unless it is divisible by a prime number Pythagorean triple hypotenuse less than or equal to √1229 ≈ 35.1. Since 1229 is not divisible by 5, 13, 17, or 29, we know that 1229 is a prime number.

 

1216 and Level 6

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Is 6 or 9 the needed common factor for 54 and 36?
The other one will be the common factor for 72 and 18.

Will 5 or 10 be the common factor of 30 and 50?
Will 2 or 4 be the common factor of 16 and 4?

Don’t guess the answers to those questions! The other clues in the puzzle will help you find the answers. Will you be stumped or will you triumph?

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 12 factors 1211-1220

Now I’ll share some information about the number 1216:

  • 1216 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 19, which can be written 1216 = 2⁶ × 19
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 6, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (6 + 1)(1 + 1) = 7 × 2 = 14. Therefore 1216 has exactly 14 factors.
  • Factors of 1216: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 32, 38, 64, 76, 152, 304, 608, 1216
  • Factor pairs: 1216 = 1 × 1216, 2 × 608, 4 × 304, 8 × 152, 16 × 76, 19 × 64, or 32 × 38
  • Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1216 = (√64)(√19) = 8√19 ≈ 34.87119

1216 is the sum of the ten prime numbers between 100 and 150:
101 + 103 + 107 + 109 + 113 + 127 + 131 + 137 + 139 + 149 = 1216

1216 is the 19th nonagonal number because
19(7·19 – 5)/2 = 1216, in other words because 19 × 64 = 1216

1206 and Level 6

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If you carefully study all the clues in this Level 6 puzzle and use logic, you should be able to solve the puzzle. Stick with it and you’ll succeed!

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 10-factors-1199-1210

Here are some facts about the number 1206:

  • 1206 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1206 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 67, which can be written 1206 = 2 × 3² × 67
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1, 2, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(2 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 3 × 2 = 12. Therefore 1206 has exactly 12 factors.
  • Factors of 1206: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 67, 134, 201, 402, 603, 1206
  • Factor pairs: 1206 = 1 × 1206, 2 × 603, 3 × 402, 6 × 201, 9 × 134, or 18 × 67,
  • Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1206 = (√9)(√134) = 3√134 ≈ 34.72751

Notice that 6·201 = 1206. Not very many numbers can equal themselves by using their own digits in a different way with +, -, ×, ÷, and/or parenthesis. That fact makes 1206 only the seventeenth Friedman Number.

1206 is also the sum of the twenty prime numbers from 19 to 103.

1196 and Level 6

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In this puzzle, the permissible common factors of 48 and 72 are 6, 8, and 12. For clues 8 and 16, you can choose from common factors 2, 4, or 8. Which choices will make the puzzle work? I’m not telling, but I promise that the entire puzzle can be solved using logic and a basic knowledge of a 12×12 multiplication table. There is only one solution.

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 12 factors 1187-1198

Here are some facts about the number 1196:

  • 1196 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1196 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 23, which can be written 1196 = 2² × 13 × 23
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 2, 1, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (2 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 3 × 2 × 2 = 12. Therefore 1196 has exactly 12 factors.
  • Factors of 1196: 1, 2, 4, 13, 23, 26, 46, 52, 92, 299, 598, 1196
  • Factor pairs: 1196 = 1 × 1196, 2 × 598, 4 × 299, 13 × 92, 23 × 52, or 26 × 46
  • Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1196 = (√4)(√299) = 2√299 ≈ 34.58323

1196 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
460-1104-1196 which is (5-12-13) times 92

1196 is a palindrome in three different bases:
It’s 14241 in BASE 5,
838 in BASE 12, and
616 in BASE 14

1182 A Unique Solution

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Every Find the Factors puzzle I make has a unique solution. That fact is central to the logic needed to begin this particular puzzle. I hope it frustrates you a little, but not too much. Then when you finally solve it, it will be so much sweeter!

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 10-factors-1174-1186

Here are some facts about the number 1182:

  • 1182 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1182 = 2 × 3 × 197
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1, 1, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8. Therefore 1182 has exactly 8 factors.
  • Factors of 1182: 1, 2, 3, 6, 197, 394, 591, 1182
  • Factor pairs: 1182 = 1 × 1182, 2 × 591, 3 × 394, or 6 × 197
  • 1182 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1182 ≈ 34.38023

1182 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
168-1170-1182 which is 6 times (28-195-197)

1182 is a palindrome in two bases:
It’s 606 in BASE 14 because 6(14²) + 6(1) = 6(197) = 1182,
and 2J2 in BASE 20 (J is 19 base 10) because 2(20²) + 19(20) + 2(1) = 1182

1169 and Level 6

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The twelve clues in this puzzle make an attractive puzzle for you to solve. What factors go with those clues? Can you find the logic needed to figure this one out?

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Now I’ll share what I’ve learned about the number 1169:

  • 1169 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1169 = 7 × 167
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 2 = 4. Therefore 1169 has exactly 4 factors.
  • Factors of 1169: 1, 7, 167, 1169
  • Factor pairs: 1169 = 1 × 1169 or 7 × 167
  • 1169 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1169 ≈ 34.19064

1169 is the sum of consecutive prime numbers two different ways:
227+ 229 + 233+ 239+ 241 = 1169
383+ 389 + 397 = 1169

1169 is palindrome 5225 in BASE 6 because 5(6³) + 2(6²) + 2(6) + 5(1) = 1169

1157 and Level 6

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The more you solve these puzzles, the easier most of them become. This one is no exception. Can you figure out the logic needed to make the first move?

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Now I’ll share some facts about the number 1157:

  • 1157 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1157 = 13 × 89
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 2 = 4. Therefore 1157 has exactly 4 factors.
  • Factors of 1157: 1, 13, 89, 1157
  • Factor pairs: 1157 = 1 × 1157 or 13 × 89
  • 1157 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1157 ≈ 34.0147

34² + 1² = 1157
31² + 14² = 1157

1157 is the hypotenuse of FOUR Pythagorean triples:
68-1155-1157 calculated from 2(34)(1), 34² – 1², 34² + 1²
445-1068-1157 which is (5-12-13) times 89
507-1040-1157 which is 13 times (39-80-89)
765-868-1157 calculated from 31² – 14², 2(31)(14), 31² + 14²

1157 is a palindrome in two different bases:
It’s 2D2 in BASE 21 (D is 13 base 10) because 2(21²) + 13(21) + 2(1) = 1157
101 in BASE 34 because 34² + 1 = 1157

1143 and Level 6

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I hope you get “hooked” on factoring puzzles after you solve this one! It won’t be easy, but if you stick with it, you will be able to solve it. Good luck!

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Now I’ll share some facts about the number 1143:

  • 1143 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1143 = 3 × 3 × 127, which can be written 1143 = 3² × 127
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 2 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (2 + 1)(1 + 1) = 3 × 2  = 6. Therefore 1143 has exactly 6 factors.
  • Factors of 1143: 1, 3, 9, 127, 381, 1143
  • Factor pairs: 1143 = 1 × 1143, 3 × 381, or 9 × 127
  • Taking the factor pair with the largest square number factor, we get √1143 = (√9)(√127) = 3√127 ≈ 33.80828

1143 is repdigit 333 in BASE 19 because 3(19² + 19 + 1) = 3(381) = 1143

1130 and Level 6

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Today’s puzzle has four sets of clues with two or more common factors. Which common factor should you choose in each case? Guessing and checking will only frustrate you. Study the puzzle instead. The clues work together to give ONE logical solution.

Print the puzzles or type the solution in this excel file: 10-factors-1121-1133

Now here is some information about the number 1130:

  • 1130 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1130 = 2 × 5 × 113
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1, 1, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8. Therefore 1130 has exactly 8 factors.
  • Factors of 1130: 1, 2, 5, 10, 113, 226, 565, 1130
  • Factor pairs: 1130 = 1 × 1130, 2 × 565, 5 × 226, or 10 × 113
  • 1130 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1130 ≈ 33.61547

1130 is the hypotenuse of FOUR Pythagorean triples:
150-1120-1130 which is 10 times (15-112-113)
552-986-1130 which is 2 times (276-493-565)
678-904-1130 which is (3-4-5) times 226
792-806-1130 which is 2 times (396-403-565)

1130 is also a leg in some Pythagorean triples including
1130-12744-12794 calculated from 2(113)(5), 113² – 5², 113² + 5²

1130 is palindrome 505 in BASE 15 because 5(15²) + 5(1) = 5(226) = 1130

1118 and Level 6

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Each Level 6 puzzle has different logic needed to solve it. For this one, you will ask yourself over and over again, “Where is the only place ___ can go in the first column (or the top row)?” Just stick with it until all the numbers from 1 to 12 are in both of those places.

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Now here’s a little about the number 1118:

  • 1118 is a composite number.
  • Prime factorization: 1118 = 2 × 13 × 43
  • The exponents in the prime factorization are 1, 1, and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8. Therefore 1118 has exactly 8 factors.
  • Factors of 1118: 1, 2, 13, 26, 43, 86, 559, 1118
  • Factor pairs: 1118 = 1 × 1118, 2 × 559, 13 × 86, or 26 × 43
  • 1118 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √1118 ≈ 33.43651

1118 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple:
430-1032-1118 which is (5-12-13) times 86

1118 is also a leg in one of this year’s Pythagorean triples!
1118-1680-2018 calculated from 2(43)(13), 43² – 13², 43² + 13²