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B4
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Putnam 1966 B4
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4/6/2022
Let
0
<
a
1
<
a
2
<
⋯
<
a
m
n
+
1
0<a_1<a_2< \dots < a_{mn+1}
0
<
a
1
<
a
2
<
⋯
<
a
mn
+
1
be
m
n
+
1
mn+1
mn
+
1
integers. Prove that you can select either
m
+
1
m+1
m
+
1
of them no one of which divides any other, or
n
+
1
n+1
n
+
1
of them each dividing the following one.
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