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39th Austrian Mathematical Olympiad 2008

Source: round1, problem4

February 10, 2009
floor functionlogarithmsmodular arithmeticnumber theory unsolvednumber theory

Problem Statement

For every positive integer n n let a_n\equal{}\sum_{k\equal{}n}^{2n}\frac{(2k\plus{}1)^n}{k} Show that there exists no n n, for which an a_n is a non-negative integer.