Factoring $27720$ into Co-Prime Factors

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The discussion revolves around the number of ways to factor the number $27720$ into two co-prime factors. Participants explore various approaches and calculations related to this problem.

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  • One participant states the problem of splitting $27720$ into two co-prime factors.
  • Another participant expresses agreement with a previous explanation and shares their own solution, indicating alignment with the earlier post.
  • A different approach is presented, suggesting a formula involving $C_1^5$, $C_2^5$, and a total of 15, though the context of $C_1$ and $C_2$ is not fully clarified.

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There appears to be some agreement on the methods discussed, but the exact interpretations and calculations remain unclear, indicating that multiple views may exist without a consensus.

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The discussion lacks clarity on the definitions of $C_1$ and $C_2$, and the assumptions behind the calculations are not fully articulated.

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The number of ways in which the number $27720$ can be split into two factors which are co prime
 
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jacks said:
The number of ways in which the number $27720$ can be split into two factors which are co prime

we have $27720 = 2^3 * 3^2 *5 * 7 * 11$
the number of factors which are coprimes 2^5 = 32
so it can be factored is 16 out of which we should leave out 1 * 27720

so number of ways = 15
 
$$27720 = 2^3 \cdot 3^2 \cdot 5 \cdot 7 \cdot 11$$

Note that multiple factors doesn't really play a part, as we have required the two parts to be coprime. Thus, it's essentially equivalent to write out the the number of ways the *square-free part of $27720$*, i.e., $n = 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 5 \cdot 7 \cdot 11$ can be written as a product of two coprime factors.

But this in turn is equivalent to partition the set $\{2, 3, 5, 7, 11\}$ into two disjoint sets, as all of the factors of $n$ are relatively coprime.

Then that again is equivalent to partition $5$ in two nonzero parts, not necessarily ordered. Enumerating gives :

$$\begin{aligned}5 \;&= 4 + 1 = 1 + 4 \\ &= 2 + 3 = 3 + 2 \\ &= 3 + 1 + 1 = 1 + 3 + 1 = 3 + 1 + 1 \\ &= 1 + 2 + 2 = 2 + 1 + 2 = 2 + 2 + 1 \\ &= 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 \\ &= 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 \end{aligned}$$

Which is a total of $2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 15$ partitions. Thus there are $15$ ways to express $27720$ as a product of two coprime numbers $\blacksquare$
 
Thanks kaliprasad,mathbalarka(For Nice explanation.)

My solution is same as kaliprasad.
 
jacks said:
the number of ways in which the number $27720$ can be split into two factors which are co prime

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$\dfrac{C_1^5 +C_2^5+C_3^5+C_4^5}{2}=15$
or :

$C_1^5 +C_2^5=15$
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