For a positive integer $n$, let $d(n)$ be the number of all positive divisors of $n$. Find all positive integers $n$ such that $d(n)^3=4n$.

Let $f$ be a function defined for the non-negative integers, such that: a) $f(n)=0$ if $n=2^{j}-1$ for some $j \geq 0$. b) $f(n+1)=f(n)-1$ otherwise. i) Show that for every $n \geq 0$ there exists $k \geq 0$ such that $f(n)+n=2^{k}-1$. ii) Find $f(2^{1990})$.

Let $f: \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{N}$ be a function, and let $f^m$ be $f$ applied $m$ times. Suppose that for every $n \in \mathbb{N}$ there exists a $k \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $f^{2k}(n)=n+k$, and let $k_n$ be the smallest such $k$. Prove that the sequence $k_1,k_2,\ldots $ is unbounded. [i]Proposed by Palmer Mebane, United States[/i]

At a university dinner, there are 2017 mathematicians who each order two distinct entrées, with no two mathematicians ordering the same pair of entrées. The cost of each entrée is equal to the number of mathematicians who ordered it, and the university pays for each mathematician's less expensive entrée (ties broken arbitrarily). Over all possible sets of orders, what is the maximum total amount the university could have paid? [i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]

Find all polynomials $P$ with integer coefficients such that $P (0)\ne 0$ and $$P^n(m)\cdot P^m(n)$$ is a square of an integer for all nonnegative integers $n, m$. [i]Remark:[/i] For a nonnegative integer $k$ and an integer $n$, $P^k(n)$ is defined as follows: $P^k(n) = n$ if $k = 0$ and $P^k(n)=P(P(^{k-1}(n))$ if $k >0$. Proposed by Adrian Beker.

A blackboard contains 68 pairs of nonzero integers. Suppose that for each positive integer $k$ at most one of the pairs $(k, k)$ and $(-k, -k)$ is written on the blackboard. A student erases some of the 136 integers, subject to the condition that no two erased integers may add to 0. The student then scores one point for each of the 68 pairs in which at least one integer is erased. Determine, with proof, the largest number $N$ of points that the student can guarantee to score regardless of which 68 pairs have been written on the board.

An alphabet consists of $n$ letters. What is the maximal length of a word if we know that any two consecutive letters $a,b$ of the word are different and that the word cannot be reduced to a word of the kind $abab$ with $a\neq b$ by removing letters.

Find all functions $ f:\mathbb{Q}\to\mathbb{R}$ that satisfy $ f(x\plus{}y)\equal{}f(x)f(y)\minus{}f(xy)\plus{}1$ for every $x,y\in\mathbb{Q}$.

Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{N^{*}}\to \mathbb{N^{*}}$ satisfying \[ \left(f^{2}\left(m\right)+f\left(n\right)\right) \mid \left(m^{2}+n\right)^{2}\] for any two positive integers $ m$ and $ n$. [i]Remark.[/i] The abbreviation $ \mathbb{N^{*}}$ stands for the set of all positive integers: $ \mathbb{N^{*}}=\left\{1,2,3,...\right\}$. By $ f^{2}\left(m\right)$, we mean $ \left(f\left(m\right)\right)^{2}$ (and not $ f\left(f\left(m\right)\right)$). [i]Proposed by Mohsen Jamali, Iran[/i]

Find all pairs of positive integers $m,n\geq3$ for which there exist infinitely many positive integers $a$ such that \[ \frac{a^m+a-1}{a^n+a^2-1} \] is itself an integer. [i]Laurentiu Panaitopol, Romania[/i]

Find all functions $f$ from the reals into the reals such that \[ f(ab) = f(a+b) \] for all irrational $a, b$.

$\text{ }$ [asy] unitsize(11); for(int i=0; i<6; ++i) { if(i<5) draw( (i, 0)--(i,5) ); else draw( (i, 0)--(i,2) ); if(i < 3) draw((0,i)--(5,i)); else draw((0,i)--(4,i)); } [/asy] We are dividing the above figure into parts with shapes: [asy] unitsize(11); draw((0,0)--(0,2)); draw((1,0)--(1,2)); draw((2,1)--(2,2)); draw((0,0)--(1,0)); draw((0,1)--(2,1)); draw((0,2)--(2,2)); [/asy][asy] unitsize(11); draw((0,0)--(0,2)); draw((1,0)--(1,2)); draw((2,1)--(2,2)); draw((3,1)--(3,2)); draw((0,0)--(1,0)); draw((0,1)--(3,1)); draw((0,2)--(3,2)); [/asy] After that division, find the number of [asy] unitsize(11); draw((0,0)--(0,2)); draw((1,0)--(1,2)); draw((2,1)--(2,2)); draw((0,0)--(1,0)); draw((0,1)--(2,1)); draw((0,2)--(2,2)); [/asy] shaped parts.

Consider an infinite strip of unit squares. The squares are numbered "1", "2", "3", ... A pawn starts on one of the squares and it can move according to the following rules: (1) from the square numbered "$n$" to the square numbered "$2n$", and vice versa; (2) from the square numbered "$n$" to the square numbered "$3n + 1$", and vice versa. Show that the pawn can reach the square numbered "$1$" in a finite number of moves.

Let $n\ge 1$ be an odd integer. Alice and Bob play the following game, taking alternating turns, with Alice playing first. The playing area consists of $n$ spaces, arranged in a line. Initially all spaces are empty. At each turn, a player either • places a stone in an empty space, or • removes a stone from a nonempty space $s,$ places a stone in the nearest empty space to the left of $s$ (if such a space exists), and places a stone in the nearest empty space to the right of $s$ (if such a space exists). Furthermore, a move is permitted only if the resulting position has not occurred previously in the game. A player loses if he or she is unable to move. Assuming that both players play optimally throughout the game, what moves may Alice make on her first turn?