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Find the least possible value of a_2000
Source: Baltic Way 2000
12/17/2010
A sequence of positive integers
a
1
,
a
2
,
…
a_1,a_2,\ldots
a
1
,
a
2
,
…
is such that for each
m
m
m
and
n
n
n
the following holds: if
m
m
m
is a divisor of
n
n
n
and
m
<
n
m<n
m
<
n
, then
a
m
a_m
a
m
is a divisor of
a
n
a_n
a
n
and
a
m
<
a
n
a_m<a_n
a
m
<
a
n
. Find the least possible value of
a
2000
a_{2000}
a
2000
.
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