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SELECTION and TRAINING SESSION

Belarus algebra

Problem

Do there exist six pairwise distinct positive integers , , , , and , such that (Igor Voronovich)
Solution
Answer: yes, such numbers exist. Consider the triplets and . These numbers satisfy the system Clearly, for the numbers , , , , and satisfy the problem conditions.
Final answer
yes

Techniques

Symmetric functionsFactorization techniques