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China 2023 number theory
Problem
For positive integers , define Prove: for any positive integers , there exist integers not less than , such that . Here, represents the number of elements in the finite set .
Solution
Let and . Then, for , the number of integers in the range that are coprime to is given by Note that divides , so this number is congruent to modulo . Therefore,
Techniques
φ (Euler's totient)Factorization techniques