the value of +integer "n" for which the least common multiple of 36 & "n" is 500 greater than the greatest devisor of 36 & "n". answer quickly pls.  

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The divisors of 36 are 1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36

500 more than these are 

501,502,503,504,506,509,512,518,536

The LCM of n and 36 must be among these.

All multiples of 36 end with an even digit, so that
narrows the LCM of n and 36 down to

502,504,506,512,518,536

504 is the only one of those which is a multiple of 36

So 4 must be the GCD and 504 must be the LCM.

the factors of 504 are  

2*2*2*3*3*7   

and the factor of 36 are

2*2*3*3

since the GCD of 36 and n is 4, n must have 2 factors of 2.

In addition to those two 2 factors that n has in common 
with 36, n must also have another 2 factor as well
as a 7 factor, since 504 does and 36 doesn't. n doesn't need any 3 
factors because 36 has two 3 factors.  So n has the two 2 factors 
in common with 36 and an additional 2 factor.  That's three factors of 
2 and one 7 factor, and so n = 2*2*2*7=56
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Here, n is any integer.500 is the common multiple 36 and n.Now, Just look at an example, LCM(36,8) is 72.so, here, 72 is multiple of both 32 and 8.That is, 32 and 8, both are factors of 72.Now, Here is LCM(36,n) is 500.That means that 36 must completely divide 500.But, 500 is not fully divided by 36.so, I think that question is wrong.
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