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20 paintings have a common color but not all paintings do

Source: 2015 Turkey Junior National Olympiad P2

December 7, 2015
combinatorics

Problem Statement

In an exhibition there are 100100 paintings each of which is made with exactly kk colors. Find the minimum possible value of kk if any 2020 paintings have a common color but there is no color that is used in all paintings.