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Prove that expression is always even.
Prove that expression is always even.
Source: INMO 2014- Problem 2
February 2, 2014
floor function
number theory unsolved
number theory
Problem Statement
Let
n
n
n
be a natural number. Prove that,
⌊
n
1
⌋
+
⌊
n
2
⌋
+
⋯
+
⌊
n
n
⌋
+
⌊
n
⌋
\left\lfloor \frac{n}{1} \right\rfloor+ \left\lfloor \frac{n}{2} \right\rfloor + \cdots + \left\lfloor \frac{n}{n} \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor \sqrt{n} \right\rfloor
⌊
1
n
⌋
+
⌊
2
n
⌋
+
⋯
+
⌊
n
n
⌋
+
⌊
n
⌋
is even.
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