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45th Mongolian Mathematical Olympiad

Mongolia number theory

Problem

Let be an arbitrary natural number. Show that there exists a natural number with the following condition:

The positive integers less than or equal to that are relatively prime to can be divided into parts such that the sum of all numbers in each part is equal. (proposed by B. Battsengel)
Solution
If for , and then . Hence, the positive integers less than or equal to can be divided into such pairs , which pairs number is . Thus, we should find such that .

Now, we will show that for , , ( is divisible by ).

We can write as follows: .

a). , in other words, is odd. Hence, we have and for every , hence .

b). Let , we get , for arbitrary and is divisible by

because is even. Therefore, if then is divisible by . Above inequality not only holds for , but and , hence .

Techniques

φ (Euler's totient)Greatest common divisors (gcd)Prime numbers