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Problem C
And the Numbers Are...

John and Betty each choose a positive integer that is greater than \(1\). Betty increases her number by \(1\). John then takes this new number and multiplies it by his number. This product is equal to \(260\).

If Betty’s number is larger than John’s number, determine all possible pairs of integers that John and Betty could have chosen.


Theme: Number Sense