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magic square nxn with fixed sum close to 1992 (Chile NMO 1992 P7)

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November 20, 2021
combinatoricsMagic squaresSumboard

Problem Statement

\bullet Determine a natural nn such that the constant sum SS of a magic square of n×n n \times n (that is, the sum of its elements in any column, or the diagonal) differs as little as possible from 19921992.
\bullet Construct or describe the construction of this magic square.