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Suppose $a$ and $b$ are integers. How many solutions are there to the equation $ab = 2a + 3b?$

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Lolol diophantine equations. Try to use several factoring tricks. Also, search up Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick. Those might help you. Good luck in your competitive mathematical career!
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