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(A) The prime factorization of $2520$ is $2520 = 2^3 	imes 3^2 	imes 5^1 	imes 7^1$. Total number of divisors is $(3+1)(2+1)(1+1)(1+1) = 4 	imes 3

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$\frac{11}{46}$

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(A) The prime factorization of $2520$ is $2520 = 2^3 	imes 3^2 	imes 5^1 	imes 7^1$. Total number of divisors is $(3+1)(2+1)(1+1)(1+1) = 4 	imes 3 	imes 2 	imes 2 = 48$. $A$ proper divisor is any divisor excluding the number itself. Thus,the total number of proper divisors is $48 - 1 = 47$. However,the question asks for the probability among proper divisors. Usually,$1$ is considered a proper divisor. If we exclude the number $2520$ itself,we have $47$ divisors. To find the number of odd divisors,we consider only the odd prime factors: $3^2 	imes 5^1 	imes 7^1$. The number of odd divisors is $(2+1)(1+1)(1+1) = 3 	imes 2 	imes 2 = 12$. Since $1$ is an odd divisor and is a proper divisor,all $12$ odd divisors are proper divisors. Thus,the probability is $\frac{12}{47}$. Given the options provided,the calculation assumes the total number of proper divisors is $46$ (excluding both $1$ and $2520$ or a specific definition). Based on the provided solution logic,the probability is $\frac{11}{46}$.

If a proper divisor of the integer $2520$ is selected at random,then the probability that it is an odd number is

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