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GCD and Primes | PRMO 2017 | Question 29

Try this beautiful problem from the PRMO, 2017 based on GCD and Primes.

GCD and primes - PRMO 2017


For each positive integer n, consider the highest common factor h_n of the two numbers n!+1 and (n+1)! for n<100, find the largest value of h_n.

  • is 107
  • is 97
  • is 840
  • cannot be determined from the given information

Key Concepts


GCD

Primes

Inequalities

Check the Answer


Answer: is 97.

PRMO, 2017, Question 29

Elementary Number Theory by David Burton

Try with Hints


n! +1 is not divisible by 1,2,.....,n (n+1)! divisible by 1,2,....,n then hcf \geq (n+1) and (n+1)! not divisible by n+2, n+3,...... then hcf= (n+1)

let n=99, 99! +1 and (100)! hcf=100 not possible as 100 |99! and 100 is non prime

let n=97 96! + 1 and 97! both divisible by 97 then hcf=97.

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Try this beautiful problem from the PRMO, 2017 based on GCD and Primes.

GCD and primes - PRMO 2017


For each positive integer n, consider the highest common factor h_n of the two numbers n!+1 and (n+1)! for n<100, find the largest value of h_n.

  • is 107
  • is 97
  • is 840
  • cannot be determined from the given information

Key Concepts


GCD

Primes

Inequalities

Check the Answer


Answer: is 97.

PRMO, 2017, Question 29

Elementary Number Theory by David Burton

Try with Hints


n! +1 is not divisible by 1,2,.....,n (n+1)! divisible by 1,2,....,n then hcf \geq (n+1) and (n+1)! not divisible by n+2, n+3,...... then hcf= (n+1)

let n=99, 99! +1 and (100)! hcf=100 not possible as 100 |99! and 100 is non prime

let n=97 96! + 1 and 97! both divisible by 97 then hcf=97.

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