Find all positive integers $n>2$ such that $$ n! \mid \prod_{ p<q\le n, p,q \, \text{primes}} (p+q)$$

Two coprime positive integers $ a, b $ are given. Integer sequence $ \{ a_n \}, \{b_n \} $ satisties \[ (a+b \sqrt2 )^{2n} = a_n + b_n \sqrt2 \] Find all prime numbers $ p $ such that there exist positive integer $ n \le p $ satisfying $ p | b_n $.

$ p >3 $ is a prime number such that $ p | 2^{p-1} -1 $ and $ p \not | 2^x - 1 $ for $ x = 1, 2, \cdots , p-2 $. Let $ p = 2k+3 $. Now we define sequence $ \{ a_n \} $ as \[ a_i = a_{i+k}= 2^i ( 1 \le i \le k ) , \ a_{j+2k} = a_j a_{j+k} \ ( j \ge 1 ) \] Prove that there exist $2k$ consecutive terms of sequence $ a_{x+1} , a_{x+2} , \cdots , a_{x+2k} $ such that for all $ 1 \le i < j \le 2k $, $ a_{x+i} \not \equiv a_{x+j} \ (mod \ p) $.

Determine if for any positive integers $a,b,c$ there exist pairwise distinct non-negative integers $A,B,C$ which are greater than $2019$ such that $a+A,b+B$ and $c+C$ divide $ABC$.

Show: when a prime number is divided by $30,$ the remainder is either $1$ or a prime number. Is a similar claim true, when the divisor is $60$ or $90$?

Solve the equation $x^2+y^4+1=6^z$ in the set of integers.

Determine all positive integers that cannot be written as $\dfrac{a}{b}+\dfrac{a+1}{b+1}$, where $a$ and $b$ are positive integers.

Determine all positive integers $n$ such that $7^n -1$ is divisible by $6^n -1$.

Find all the $4$-digit natural numbers, written in base $10$, that are equal to the cube of the sum of its digits.

Let $a,b$ and $c$ be positive integers such that $ab$ divides $c(c^{2}-c+1)$ and $a+b$ is divisible by $c^{2}+1$. Prove that the sets $\{a,b\}$ and $\{c,c^{2}-c+1\}$ coincide.

[u]Round 5[/u] [i]Each of the three problems in this round depends on the answer to two of the other problems. There is only one set of correct answers to these problems; however, each problem will be scored independently, regardless of whether the answers to the other problems are correct. [/i] [b]p13.[/b] Let $B$ be the answer to problem $14$, and let $C$ be the answer to problem $15$. A quadratic function $f(x)$ has two real roots that sum to $2^{10} + 4$. After translating the graph of $f(x)$ left by $B$ units and down by $C$ units, the new quadratic function also has two real roots. Find the sum of the two real roots of the new quadratic function. [b]p14.[/b] Let $A$ be the answer to problem $13$, and let $C$ be the answer to problem $15$. In the interior of angle $\angle NOM = 45^o$, there is a point $P$ such that $\angle MOP = A^o$ and $OP = C$. Let $X$ and $Y$ be the reflections of $P$ over $MO$ and $NO$, respectively. Find $(XY)^2$. [b]p15.[/b] Let $A$ be the answer to problem $13$, and let $B$ be the answer to problem $14$. Totoro hides a guava at point $X$ in a flat field and a mango at point $Y$ different from $X$ such that the length $XY$ is $B$. He wants to hide a papaya at point $Z$ such that $Y Z$ has length $A$ and the distance $ZX$ is a nonnegative integer. In how many different locations can he hide the papaya? [u]Round 6[/u] [b]p16.[/b] Let $ABCD$ be a trapezoid such that $AB$ is parallel to $CD$, $AB = 4$, $CD = 8$, $BC = 5$, and $AD = 6$. Given that point $E$ is on segment $CD$ and that $AE$ is parallel to $BC$, find the ratio between the area of trapezoid $ABCD$ and the area of triangle $ABE$. [b]p17.[/b] Find the maximum possible value of the greatest common divisor of $\overline{MOO}$ and $\overline{MOOSE}$, given that $S$, $O$, $M$, and $E$ are some nonzero digits. (The digits $S$, $O$, $M$, and $E$ are not necessarily pairwise distinct.) [b]p18.[/b] Suppose that $125$ politicians sit around a conference table. Each politician either always tells the truth or always lies. (Statements of a liar are never completely true, but can be partially true.) Each politician now claims that the two people beside them are both liars. Suppose that the greatest possible number of liars is $M$ and that the least possible number of liars is $N$. Determine the ordered pair $(M,N)$. [u]Round 7[/u] [b]p19.[/b] Define a [i]lucky [/i] number as a number that only contains $4$s and $7$s in its decimal representation. Find the sum of all three-digit lucky numbers. [b]p20.[/b] Let line segment $AB$ have length $25$ and let points $C$ and $D$ lie on the same side of line $AB$ such that $AC = 15$, $AD = 24$, $BC = 20$, and $BD = 7$. Given that rays $AC$ and $BD$ intersect at point $E$, compute $EA + EB$. [b]p21.[/b] A $3\times 3$ grid is filled with positive integers and has the property that each integer divides both the integer directly above it and directly to the right of it. Given that the number in the top-right corner is $30$, how many distinct grids are possible? [u]Round 8[/u] [b]p22.[/b] Define a sequence of positive integers $s_1, s_2, ... , s_{10}$ to be [i]terrible [/i] if the following conditions are satisfied for any pair of positive integers $i$ and $j$ satisfying $1 \le i < j \le 10$: $\bullet$ $s_i > s_j $ $\bullet$ $j - i + 1$ divides the quantity $s_i + s_{i+1} + ... + s_j$ Determine the minimum possible value of $s_1 + s_2 + ...+ s_{10}$ over all terrible sequences. [b]p23.[/b] The four points $(x, y)$ that satisfy $x = y^2 - 37$ and $y = x^2 - 37$ form a convex quadrilateral in the coordinate plane. Given that the diagonals of this quadrilateral intersect at point $P$, find the coordinates of $P$ as an ordered pair. [b]p24.[/b] Consider a non-empty set of segments of length $1$ in the plane which do not intersect except at their endpoints. (In other words, if point $P$ lies on distinct segments $a$ and $b$, then $P$ is an endpoint of both $a$ and $b$.) This set is called $3$-[i]amazing [/i] if each endpoint of a segment is the endpoint of exactly three segments in the set. Find the smallest possible size of a $3$-amazing set of segments. PS. You should use hide for answers. Rounds 1-4 have been posted [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3h2934024p26255963]here[/url]. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

A sequence of integers $a_0, a_1 …$ is called [i]kawaii[/i] if $a_0 =0, a_1=1,$ and $$(a_{n+2}-3a_{n+1}+2a_n)(a_{n+2}-4a_{n+1}+3a_n)=0$$ for all integers $n \geq 0$. An integer is called [i]kawaii[/i] if it belongs to some kawaii sequence. Suppose that two consecutive integers $m$ and $m+1$ are both kawaii (not necessarily belonging to the same kawaii sequence). Prove that $m$ is divisible by $3,$ and that $m/3$ is also kawaii.

Let $m,n,p$ be three positive integers, and let $m'=\gcd(m,np)$, $n'=\gcd(n,pm)$ and $p'=\gcd(p,mn)$. Prove that the equation $x^m+y^n=z^p$ has solutions in the set of positive integers if and only if the equation $x^{m'}+y^{n'}=z^{p'}$ has solutions in the set of positive integers. [i]Luminița Popescu[/i]

Find all pairs of positive integers $\left(n;\;k\right)$ such that $n!=\left( n+1\right)^{k}-1$.

Give are the integers $a_{1}=11 , a_{2}=1111, a_{3}=111111, ... , a_{n}= 1111...111$( with $2n$ digits) with $n > 8$ . Let $q_{i}= \frac{a_{i}}{11} , i= 1,2,3, ... , n$ the remainder of the division of $a_{i}$ by$ 11$ . Prove that the sum of nine consecutive quotients: $s_{i}=q_{i}+q_{i+1}+q_{i+2}+ ... +q_{i+8}$ is a multiple of $9$ for any $i= 1,2,3, ... , (n-8)$

Let $m$ be a positive integer and $x_0, y_0$ integers such that $x_0, y_0$ are relatively prime, $y_0$ divides $x_0^2+m$, and $x_0$ divides $y_0^2+m$. Prove that there exist positive integers $x$ and $y$ such that $x$ and $y$ are relatively prime, $y$ divides $x^2 + m$, $x$ divides $y^2 + m$, and $x + y \leq m+ 1.$

[b]p1.[/b] Evaluate $6^4 +5^4 +3^4 +2^4$. [b]p2.[/b] What digit is most frequent between $1$ and $1000$ inclusive? [b]p3.[/b] Let $n = gcd \, (2^2 \cdot 3^3 \cdot 4^4,2^4 \cdot 3^3 \cdot 4^2)$. Find the number of positive integer factors of $n$. [b]p4.[/b] Suppose $p$ and $q$ are prime numbers such that $13p +5q = 91$. Find $p +q$. [b]p5.[/b] Let $x = (5^3 -5)(4^3 -4)(3^3 -3)(2^3 -2)(1^3 -1)$. Evaluate $2018^x$ . [b]p6.[/b] Liszt the lister lists all $24$ four-digit integers that contain each of the digits $1,2,3,4$ exactly once in increasing order. What is the sum of the $20$th and $18$th numbers on Liszt’s list? [b]p7.[/b] Square $ABCD$ has center $O$. Suppose $M$ is the midpoint of $AB$ and $OM +1 =OA$. Find the area of square $ABCD$. [b]p8.[/b] How many positive $4$-digit integers have at most $3$ distinct digits? [b]p9.[/b] Find the sumof all distinct integers obtained by placing $+$ and $-$ signs in the following spaces $$2\_3\_4\_5$$ [b]p10.[/b] In triangle $ABC$, $\angle A = 2\angle B$. Let $I$ be the intersection of the angle bisectors of $B$ and $C$. Given that $AB = 12$, $BC = 14$,and $C A = 9$, find $AI$ . [b]p11.[/b] You have a $3\times 3\times 3$ cube in front of you. You are given a knife to cut the cube and you are allowed to move the pieces after each cut before cutting it again. What is the minimumnumber of cuts you need tomake in order to cut the cube into $27$ $1\times 1\times 1$ cubes? p12. How many ways can you choose $3$ distinct numbers fromthe set $\{1,2,3,...,20\}$ to create a geometric sequence? [b]p13.[/b] Find the sum of all multiples of $12$ that are less than $10^4$ and contain only $0$ and $4$ as digits. [b]p14.[/b] What is the smallest positive integer that has a different number of digits in each base from $2$ to $5$? [b]p15.[/b] Given $3$ real numbers $(a,b,c)$ such that $$\frac{a}{b +c}=\frac{b}{3a+3c}=\frac{c}{a+3b},$$ find all possible values of $\frac{a +b}{c}$. [b]p16.[/b] Let S be the set of lattice points $(x, y, z)$ in $R^3$ satisfying $0 \le x, y, z \le 2$. How many distinct triangles exist with all three vertices in $S$? [b]p17.[/b] Let $\oplus$ be an operator such that for any $2$ real numbers $a$ and $b$, $a \oplus b = 20ab -4a -4b +1$. Evaluate $$\frac{1}{10} \oplus \frac19 \oplus \frac18 \oplus \frac17 \oplus \frac16 \oplus \frac15 \oplus \frac14 \oplus \frac13 \oplus \frac12 \oplus 1.$$ [b]p18.[/b] A function $f :N \to N$ satisfies $f ( f (x)) = x$ and $f (2f (2x +16)) = f \left(\frac{1}{x+8} \right)$ for all positive integers $x$. Find $f (2018)$. [b]p19.[/b] There exists an integer divisor $d$ of $240100490001$ such that $490000 < d < 491000$. Find $d$. [b]p20.[/b] Let $a$ and $b$ be not necessarily distinct positive integers chosen independently and uniformly at random from the set $\{1,2, 3, ... ,511,512\}$. Let $x = \frac{a}{b}$ . Find the probability that $(-1)^x$ is a real number. [b]p21[/b]. In $\vartriangle ABC$ we have $AB = 4$, $BC = 6$, and $\angle ABC = 135^o$. $\angle ABC$ is trisected by rays $B_1$ and $B_2$. Ray $B_1$ intersects side $C A$ at point $F$, and ray $B_2$ intersects side $C A$ at point $G$. What is the area of $\vartriangle BFG$? [b]p22.[/b] A level number is a number which can be expressed as $x \cdot \lfloor x \rfloor \cdot \lceil x \rceil$ where $x$ is a real number. Find the number of positive integers less than or equal to $1000$ which are also level numbers. [b]p23.[/b] Triangle $\vartriangle ABC$ has sidelengths $AB = 13$, $BC = 14$, $C A = 15$ and circumcenter $O$. Let $D$ be the intersection of $AO$ and $BC$. Compute $BD/DC$. [b]p24.[/b] Let $f (x) = x^4 -3x^3 +2x^2 +5x -4$ be a quartic polynomial with roots $a,b,c,d$. Compute $$\left(a+1 +\frac{1}{a} \right)\left(b+1 +\frac{1}{b} \right)\left(c+1 +\frac{1}{c} \right)\left(d+1 +\frac{1}{d} \right).$$ [b]p25.[/b] Triangle $\vartriangle ABC$ has centroid $G$ and circumcenter $O$. Let $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ to $BC$. If $AD = 2018$, $BD =20$, and $CD = 18$, find the area of triangle $\vartriangle DOG$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Prove that for each prime $p>2$ there exists exactly one positive integer $n$, such that $n^2+np$ is a perfect square.

Find all integer triples $(a,b,c)$ with $a>0>b>c$ whose sum equal $0$ such that the number $$N=2017-a^3b-b^3c-c^3a$$ is a perfect square of an integer.

Find all primes $p,q$ such that $p^3-q^7=p-q$.

Find the minimum $k>2$ for which there are $k$ consecutive integers such that the sum of their squares is a square.

What is the total number of natural numbes divisible by 9 the number of digits of which does not exceed 2008 and at least two of the digits are 9s?

Positive integers $a,b$ are such that $137$ divides $a+139b$ and $139$ divides $a+137b$. Find the minimal posible value of $a+b$.

Let $m,n \geq 2$ be integers with gcd$(m,n-1) = $gcd$(m,n) = 1$. Prove that among $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{m-1}$, where $a_1 = mn+1, a_{k+1} = na_k + 1$, there is at least one composite number.

For each positive integer $k$, let $d(k)$ be the number of positive divisors of $k$ and $\sigma(k)$ be the sum of positive divisors of $k$. Let $\mathbb N$ be the set of all positive integers. Find all functions $f: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb N$ such that \begin{align*} f(d(n+1)) &= d(f(n)+1)\quad \text{and} \\ f(\sigma(n+1)) &= \sigma(f(n)+1) \end{align*} for all positive integers $n$.