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If 10m×1000×n=7525×2532×327510^m \times 1000 \times n = 75^{25} \times 25^{32} \times 32^{75}, where n is not divisible by 10, then the value of m is

Explanation

First, simplify the right side: 7525=(3×52)25=325×55075^{25} = (3 \times 5^2)^{25} = 3^{25} \times 5^{50} and 2532=(52)32=56425^{32} = (5^2)^{32} = 5^{64} and 3275=(25)75=237532^{75} = (2^5)^{75} = 2^{375}. Combining, 7525×2532×3275=325×5114×237575^{25} \times 25^{32} \times 32^{75} = 3^{25} \times 5^{114} \times 2^{375}. The left side becomes 10m×1000×n=10m×103×n=10m+3×n10^m \times 1000 \times n = 10^m \times 10^3 \times n = 10^{m+3} \times n where 10m+3=2m+3×5m+310^{m+3} = 2^{m+3} \times 5^{m+3}. Thus, m+3=375m+3 = 375 for 2s and m+3=114m+3 = 114 for 5s, yielding m=111m = 111 since nn cannot contain factors of 10.

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