Stage: 4 Challenge Level: 
In how many ways can the number 1 000 000 be expressed as the product of three positive integers?
Permutations. chemistry. Modulus arithmetic. Index notation/Indices. Factors and multiples. Prime factors. Combinations. Divisibility. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Working systematically.
Published November 2001.
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