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2021 AMC Fall 10AProblem 23P21-25~9 minPrint

For each positive integer nn , let f1(n)f_1(n) be twice the number of positive integer divisors of nn , and for j2j \ge 2 , let fj(n)=f1(fj1(n))f_j(n) = f_1(f_{j-1}(n)) . For how many values of n50n \le 50 is f50(n)=12?f_{50}(n) = 12?

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