SOLUTION: One positive integer is 3 times another positive integer and their product is 147. what are the positive integers?

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Question 938870: One positive integer is 3 times another positive integer and their product is 147. what are the positive integers?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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One positive integer is 3 times another positive integer and their product is 147. what are the positive integers?
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Try pairs of factors of 147.

Answer by AceAnderson(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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Try factoring it out. I'm not sure about the 147 part. No numbers go into 147. Only 12x12=144 so I don't think 12x13 would be 147. Nope so its simplified to just 12x12 which equals 144. No number higher can be added to 144 because no number equals 147. Sorry