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JBMO Shortlist 2021 A3

Source: JBMO Shortlist 2021

July 2, 2022
JuniorBalkanshortlist2021algebrapartitioning

Problem Statement

Let nn be a positive integer. A finite set of integers is called nn-divided if there are exactly nn ways to partition this set into two subsets with equal sums. For example, the set {1,3,4,5,6,7}\{1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7\} is 22-divided because the only ways to partition it into two subsets with equal sums is by dividing it into {1,3,4,5}\{1, 3, 4, 5\} and {6,7}\{6, 7\}, or {1,5,7}\{1, 5, 7\} and {3,4,6}\{3, 4, 6\}. Find all the integers n>0n > 0 for which there exists a nn-divided set.
Proposed by Martin Rakovsky, France