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IMO Team Selection Test 1

Netherlands number theory

Problem

Determine all positive integers which have a positive divisor satisfying where is the smallest divisor of which is greater than .
Solution
The smallest divisor of greater than is the smallest prime divisor of , hence is prime. Moreover, we have , hence , and . This yields that . On the other hand we have , hence , and . Because is prime and , we also see that equals , , or .

In all cases the parity of is equal to that of , and is even. This means that the smallest divisor of greater than equals , i.e. . In case , we find , in case , we find , and in case , we find . These are indeed solutions: they are even so that , and ; and , which indeed gives .
Final answer
16, 72, 520

Techniques

Prime numbersFactorization techniquesTechniques: modulo, size analysis, order analysis, inequalities