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Print62nd Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad, Third Round, First Tour
Ukraine counting and probability
Problem
distinct positive integers are given. What's the largest number of pairs that can always be formed from these numbers, so that each number belongs to at most one pair, and the sum of integers in each pair is a composite number?
Solution
Let be distinct prime integers larger than . Then for a set it's not possible to form such pairs, as no number can be paired with number .
From the other side, we can always form at least pairs from the numbers of the same parity. In each such pair the sum will be even and not less than , therefore composite.
From the other side, we can always form at least pairs from the numbers of the same parity. In each such pair the sum will be even and not less than , therefore composite.
Final answer
n-1
Techniques
Coloring schemes, extremal argumentsPrime numbersMatchings, Marriage Lemma, Tutte's theorem