document.write( "Question 903773: Find the positive integer values of a,b and c in\r
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document.write( "We break 1400 down into prime factors:\r\n" );
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document.write( "           1400\r\n" );
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document.write( "        100     14\r\n" );
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document.write( "      10   10  2  7\r\n" );
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document.write( "     2  5 2  5\r\n" );
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document.write( "1400 =    \r\n" );
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document.write( "So the power of 2 on the left must equal the power of 2\r\n" );
document.write( "on the right, so a=3.\r\n" );
document.write( "The power of 5 on the left must equal the power of 5 on\r\n" );
document.write( "the right, so b=2. And then c=7.\r\n" );
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