distinct elements with gcd greater than 1
Source: VietNam TST 2004, problem 1
May 9, 2004
number theorygreatest common divisorrelatively primecombinatorics unsolvedcombinatorics
Problem Statement
Let us consider a set , satisfying the following properties: and f(a_i) = f(a_j) \forall i, j from , where denotes number of elements which are relatively prime with . Find the least positive integer for which in every -subset of , having the above mentioned properties there are two distinct elements with greatest common divisor greater than 1.