JBMO Shortlist 2021 A3
Source: JBMO Shortlist 2021
July 2, 2022
JuniorBalkanshortlist2021algebrapartitioning
Problem Statement
Let be a positive integer. A finite set of integers is called -divided if there are exactly ways to partition this set into two subsets with equal sums. For example, the set is -divided because the only ways to partition it into two subsets with equal sums is by dividing it into and , or
and . Find all the integers for which there exists a -divided set.Proposed by Martin Rakovsky, France