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AIME 1999 Problem 7

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There is a set of 1000 switches, each of which has four positions, called A,B,CA, B, C, and DD. When the position of any switch changes, it is only from AA to BB, from BB to CC, from CC to DD, or from DD to AA. Initially each switch is in position AA. The switches are labeled with the 1000 different integers (2x)(3y)(5z)(2^{x})(3^{y})(5^{z}), where x,yx, y, and zz take on the values 0,1,…,90, 1, \ldots, 9. At step i of a 1000-step process, the ii-th switch is advanced one step, and so are all the other switches whose labels divide the label on the ii-th switch. After step 1000 has been completed, how many switches will be in position AA?

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