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51st Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad, 3rd Round

Ukraine algebra

Problem

The sum of a few consecutive integers (that are greater than ) is . Find all such numbers.
Solution
Let be the first number and is the last one. We arrive at: Since and are prime, we have two options: and or and . First case is clearly impossible, while the second case gives the answer: .
Final answer
1005 + 1006

Techniques

IntegersSums and productsPrime numbers