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We need to count how many matrices in
where
are invertible.
There are choices each for , so total matrices are
We only need to count those with nonzero determinant.
1. Compute the determinant
Let
Expand along the third row:
Now
Hence
So the matrix is invertible iff
that is,
Thus we must count quadruples such that
Then subtract from .
2. Count singular matrices: solve
We count ordered quadruples satisfying
Let us split into cases.
Case 1: At least one side is forced to be zero
The only zero in is .
If , then equality holds. We count all quadruples with both products zero.
- means or .
- means or .
Number of ordered pairs with product :
Similarly, number of ordered pairs with product is also .
Therefore number of quadruples with
is
Case 2: All products are nonzero
Now , so all variables lie in
We need to count solutions of
with .
Since all numbers in are distinct primes, the product of two elements determines the unordered pair of factors uniquely.
So for
the multiset must equal the multiset .
Let us count ordered quadruples.
Subcase 2a:
Then product . For , since elements are prime, we must have
So this gives one quadruple for each choice of . Hence number is
Subcase 2b:
Choose ordered pair from with distinct entries:
For fixed distinct , the equality implies must be either
So there are choices.
Thus count is
Therefore total nonzero solutions are
3. Total singular matrices
So total number of singular matrices is
4. Total invertible matrices
Therefore,
So the number of invertible matrices is
5. Compare with stored answer
Stored correct answer: .
Our derived answer matches it.
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