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Tags: combinatorics



Geetha wants to cut a cube of size $4 \times 4\times 4$ into $64$ unit cubes (of size $1\times 1\times 1$). Every cut must be straight, and parallel to a face of the big cube. What is the minimum number of cuts that Geetha needs? Note: After every cut, she can rearrange the pieces before cutting again. At every cut, she can cut more than one pieces as long as the pieces are on a straight line.