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Print67th Romanian Mathematical Olympiad
Romania number theory
Problem
Show that every non-empty subset of the set has the sum of its elements a composite number.
Solution
A non-empty subset of has the sum of its elements , where , whence .
If , then .
If , then .
If , then .
If , then .
If , then .
If , then .
If , then .
If , then .
If , then .
If , then .
Techniques
Factorization techniquesLeast common multiples (lcm)