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Let

n

be a natural number larger than

2

. Vanessa has

n

piles of jade stones, and all the piles have a different number of stones. Vanessa can distribute the stones from any pile by the other piles and stay with

n-1

piles with the same number of stones. She also can distribute the stones from any two piles by the other piles and stay with

n-2

piles with the same number of stones. Find the smallest possible number of jade's stones that the pile with the largest number of stones can have.

Problem Statement