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A set in which three elements pairwise coprime exist

Source: Balkan MO 1992, Problem 4

April 25, 2006
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Problem Statement

For each integer n3n\geq 3, find the least natural number f(n)f(n) having the property
\star For every A{1,2,,n}A \subset \{1, 2, \ldots, n\} with f(n)f(n) elements, there exist elements x,y,zAx, y, z \in A that are pairwise coprime.