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by dmateer25 » Fri May 08, 2009 8:47 am
2^100 - 2^96

Pull out a factor of 2^96. This will leave you with:

2^96(2^4 - 1)
2^96(16 - 1)
2^96(15)
2^96(3*5)

The prime factors are 2, 3, and 5. 5 is the greatest.
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by crackgmat007 » Fri May 08, 2009 9:42 am
ohh!! knew this way...anyways tx for refreshing
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