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2009 Austria Beginners' Competition
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(1)
max integer than can not be represented by stamps 134,..., 143
Source: Austria Beginners' Competition 2009 p3
12/26/2021
There are any number of stamps with the values
134
134
134
,
135
135
135
,
.
.
.
...
...
,
142
142
142
and
143
143
143
cents available. Find the largest integer value (in cents) that cannot be represented by these stamps.(G. Woeginger, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands)[hide=original wording]Es stehen beliebig viele Briefmarken mit den Werten 134, 135. . .., 142 und 143 Cent zur Verfügung. Man bestimme den größten ganzzahligen Wert (in Cent), der nicht durch diese Briefmarken dargestellt werden kann.
number theory