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Is it possible to find 2014 distinct positive integers whose sum is divisible by each of them?



Is it possible to find 2014 distinct positive integers whose sum is divisible by each of them?


Permutations_Combination DiscreteProve that there must be two distinct integers in $A$ whose sum is $104$.Pigeon Hole Principle: Six positive integers whose maximum is at most $14$Find the number of possible combinations for a combination lock if each combination…Exhibit a one-to-one correspondence between the set of positive integers and the set of integers not divisible by $3$.Is it possible to find two distinct 4-colorings of the tetrahedron which use exactly one of each color?Among any $11$ integers, sum of $6$ of them is divisible by $6$Prove that any collection of 8 distinct integers contains distinct x and y such that x - y is divisible by 7.Show that given a set of positive n integers, there exists a non-empty subset whose sum is divisible by nPigeonhole Principle Issue five integers where their sum or difference is divisible by seven.













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Is it possible to find 2014 distinct positive integers whose sum is divisible by each of them?

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    I cant even find two.
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    @Rudi_Birnbaum irrelevant. $2,4,6,12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12$.
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    Well, at least I can find three… $1+2+3$
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    @JMoravitz humor?
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Is it possible to find 2014 distinct positive integers whose sum is divisible by each of them?

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  • $begingroup$
    I cant even find two.
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    @Rudi_Birnbaum irrelevant. $2,4,6,12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12$.
    $endgroup$
    – JMoravitz
    1 hour ago










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    Well, at least I can find three… $1+2+3$
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    – Wolfgang Kais
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    @JMoravitz humor?
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    – Rudi_Birnbaum
    1 hour ago













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Is it possible to find 2014 distinct positive integers whose sum is divisible by each of them?

I'm not really sure how to even approach this question.

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  • $begingroup$
    I cant even find two.
    $endgroup$
    – Rudi_Birnbaum
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Rudi_Birnbaum irrelevant. $2,4,6,12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12$.
    $endgroup$
    – JMoravitz
    1 hour ago










  • $begingroup$
    Well, at least I can find three… $1+2+3$
    $endgroup$
    – Wolfgang Kais
    1 hour ago










  • $begingroup$
    @JMoravitz humor?
    $endgroup$
    – Rudi_Birnbaum
    1 hour ago
















  • $begingroup$
    I cant even find two.
    $endgroup$
    – Rudi_Birnbaum
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Rudi_Birnbaum irrelevant. $2,4,6,12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12$.
    $endgroup$
    – JMoravitz
    1 hour ago










  • $begingroup$
    Well, at least I can find three… $1+2+3$
    $endgroup$
    – Wolfgang Kais
    1 hour ago










  • $begingroup$
    @JMoravitz humor?
    $endgroup$
    – Rudi_Birnbaum
    1 hour ago















$begingroup$
I cant even find two.
$endgroup$
– Rudi_Birnbaum
1 hour ago




$begingroup$
I cant even find two.
$endgroup$
– Rudi_Birnbaum
1 hour ago




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$begingroup$
@Rudi_Birnbaum irrelevant. $2,4,6,12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12$.
$endgroup$
– JMoravitz
1 hour ago




$begingroup$
@Rudi_Birnbaum irrelevant. $2,4,6,12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12$.
$endgroup$
– JMoravitz
1 hour ago












$begingroup$
Well, at least I can find three… $1+2+3$
$endgroup$
– Wolfgang Kais
1 hour ago




$begingroup$
Well, at least I can find three… $1+2+3$
$endgroup$
– Wolfgang Kais
1 hour ago












$begingroup$
@JMoravitz humor?
$endgroup$
– Rudi_Birnbaum
1 hour ago




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Hint: $2,4,6$ are all divisors of $2+4+6=12$. Similarly $2+4+6+12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12=24$




So too are $2,4,6,12,24$ all divisors of $2+4+6+12+24$




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Claim: Let $x_1=2, x_2=4, x_3=6$ and let $x_n+1 = sumlimits_k=1^n x_k$ for each $ngeq 3$. You have that $x_imid sumlimits_k=1^nx_k$ for all $ileq n$ for all $ngeq 3$.







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    $$beginalign
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    1+2+3+6&=12\
    1+2+3+6+12&=24\
    vdots
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      We can say that the $2014$ numbers produced this way are $1,2,3$ and $3cdot 2^k$ for $k in [1,2011]$
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    Hint: $2,4,6$ are all divisors of $2+4+6=12$. Similarly $2+4+6+12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12=24$




    So too are $2,4,6,12,24$ all divisors of $2+4+6+12+24$




    $~$




    Claim: Let $x_1=2, x_2=4, x_3=6$ and let $x_n+1 = sumlimits_k=1^n x_k$ for each $ngeq 3$. You have that $x_imid sumlimits_k=1^nx_k$ for all $ileq n$ for all $ngeq 3$.







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      Hint: $2,4,6$ are all divisors of $2+4+6=12$. Similarly $2+4+6+12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12=24$




      So too are $2,4,6,12,24$ all divisors of $2+4+6+12+24$




      $~$




      Claim: Let $x_1=2, x_2=4, x_3=6$ and let $x_n+1 = sumlimits_k=1^n x_k$ for each $ngeq 3$. You have that $x_imid sumlimits_k=1^nx_k$ for all $ileq n$ for all $ngeq 3$.







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        $begingroup$

        Hint: $2,4,6$ are all divisors of $2+4+6=12$. Similarly $2+4+6+12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12=24$




        So too are $2,4,6,12,24$ all divisors of $2+4+6+12+24$




        $~$




        Claim: Let $x_1=2, x_2=4, x_3=6$ and let $x_n+1 = sumlimits_k=1^n x_k$ for each $ngeq 3$. You have that $x_imid sumlimits_k=1^nx_k$ for all $ileq n$ for all $ngeq 3$.







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        Hint: $2,4,6$ are all divisors of $2+4+6=12$. Similarly $2+4+6+12$ are all divisors of $2+4+6+12=24$




        So too are $2,4,6,12,24$ all divisors of $2+4+6+12+24$




        $~$




        Claim: Let $x_1=2, x_2=4, x_3=6$ and let $x_n+1 = sumlimits_k=1^n x_k$ for each $ngeq 3$. You have that $x_imid sumlimits_k=1^nx_k$ for all $ileq n$ for all $ngeq 3$.








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            $$beginalign
            1+2+3&=6\
            1+2+3+6&=12\
            1+2+3+6+12&=24\
            vdots
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              We can say that the $2014$ numbers produced this way are $1,2,3$ and $3cdot 2^k$ for $k in [1,2011]$
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            $begingroup$

            $$beginalign
            1+2+3&=6\
            1+2+3+6&=12\
            1+2+3+6+12&=24\
            vdots
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            $$beginalign
            1+2+3&=6\
            1+2+3+6&=12\
            1+2+3+6+12&=24\
            vdots
            endalign$$






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            $$beginalign
            1+2+3&=6\
            1+2+3+6&=12\
            1+2+3+6+12&=24\
            vdots
            endalign$$







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              We can say that the $2014$ numbers produced this way are $1,2,3$ and $3cdot 2^k$ for $k in [1,2011]$
              $endgroup$
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