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42 students split into groups

Source: Vietnamese TST 2012 Problem 6

May 9, 2012
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Problem Statement

There are 4242 students taking part in the Team Selection Test. It is known that every student knows exactly 2020 other students. Show that we can divide the students into 22 groups or 2121 groups such that the number of students in each group is equal and every two students in the same group know each other.