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Problem of the Month – July, August 2025

Let a, b, c be pairwise relatively prime positive integers satisfying a > bc. For any two positive integers m < n we say that m is a successor of n, if for every pile of stones with weights a, b, c and total weight n, it is possible to remove some stones and obtain a new pile with total weight m. Find the greatest positive integer that does not have any successor.

 

Correct Solutions by,

  • Toshihiro Shimizu Kawasaki, Japan
  • Ahmet Yüksel Aydın
  • Umut Eren Bilgiç New Albany High School, Ohio, USA
  • Mert Emir
  • Magnus Jakobsson Lund, Sweden
  • Albert Stadler Herrliberg, Switzerland
  • Serkan Sonel Bilkent University
  • Roger Bengtsson Lund, Sweden
  • Choi Min Kyu South Korea

Solution: https://math.bilkent.edu.tr/Problem/2508a.pdf