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Part of 2022 Durer Math Competition Finals

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max product a x b , max no of common divisors

Source: (2021-) 2022 XV 15th Dürer Math Competition Finals Day 2 E10

12/12/2022
The pair of positive integers (a,b)(a, b) is such that a does not divide bb, bb does not divide a, both numbers are at most 100100, and they have the maximal possible number of common divisors. What is the largest possible value of a⋅⋅ba \cdot· b?
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