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Finding a subsquare from the main square

Source: Iran 3rd round 2012-Special Lesson exam-Part 2-P4

September 15, 2012
linear algebramatrixcombinatorics proposedcombinatorics

Problem Statement

Prove that if nn is large enough, in every n×nn\times n square that a natural number is written on each one of its cells, one can find a subsquare from the main square such that the sum of the numbers is this subsquare is divisible by 13911391.