Let $\overline{ABCD}$ be a $4$-digit number. What is the smallest possible positive value of $\overline{ABCD}- \overline{DCBA}$?

Let $a_1$, $a_2$, $ ...$ be a sequence of numbers, each either $1$ or $-1$. Show that if $$\frac{a_1}{3}+\frac{a_2}{3^2} + ... =\frac{p}{q}$$ for integers $p$ and $q$ such that $3$ does not divide $q$, then the sequence $a_1$, $a_2$, $ ...$ is periodic; that is, there is some positive integer $n$ such that $a_i = a_{n+i}$ for $i = 1$, $2$,$...$.

Determine the last digit of number $18^1+18^2+...+18^{19}+18^{20}$

On the blackboard there are written $100$ different positive integers . To each of these numbers is added the $\gcd$ of the $99$ other numbers . In the new $100$ numbers , is it possible for $3$ of them to be equal. [i] (С. Берлов)[/i]

Prove that every positive integer has a multiple whose decimal representation involves all ten digits.

Prove that there is an integer $n>10^{2018}$ such that the sum of all primes less than $n$ is relatively prime to $n$. [i](R. Salimov)[/i]

Using only once each of the digits $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7$ and $ 8$, write the square and the cube of a positive integer. Determine what that number can be.

[b]p1.[/b] The length of the side $AB$ of the trapezoid with bases $AD$ and $BC$ is equal to the sum of lengths $|AD|+|BC|$. Prove that bisectors of angles $A$ and $B$ do intersect at a point of the side $CD$. [b]p2.[/b] Polynomials $P(x) = x^4 + ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + 1$ and $Q(x) = x^4 + cx^3 + bx^2 + ax + 1$ have two common roots. Find these common roots of both polynomials. [b]p3.[/b] A girl has a box with $1000$ candies. Outside the box there is an infinite number of chocolates and muffins. A girl may replace: $\bullet$ two candies in the box with one chocolate bar, $\bullet$ two muffins in the box with one chocolate bar, $\bullet$ two chocolate bars in the box with one candy and one muffin, $\bullet$ one candy and one chocolate bar in the box with one muffin, $\bullet$ one muffin and one chocolate bar in the box with one candy. Is it possible that after some time it remains only one object in the box? [b]p4.[/b] There are $9$ straight lines drawn in the plane. Some of them are parallel some of them intersect each other. No three lines do intersect at one point. Is it possible to have exactly $17$ intersection points? [b]p5.[/b] It is known that $x$ is a real number such that $x+\frac{1}{x}$ is an integer. Prove that $x^n+\frac{1}{x^n}$ is an integer for any positive integer $n$. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

What is the sum of all positive $2$-digit integers whose sum of digits is $16$?

Find all nonnegative integers $(x,y,z,u)$ with satisfy the following equation: $2^x + 3^y + 5^z = 7^u.$

Prove that the product of all integers from $2^{1917} +1$ up to $2^{1991} -1$ is not the square of an integer. (V. Senderov, Moscow)

The sum of the digits of the time $19$ minutes ago is two less than the sum of the digits of the time right now. Find the sum of the digits of the time in $19$ minutes. (Here, we use a standard $12$-hour clock of the form $hh:mm$.)

Find all sets comprising of 4 natural numbers such that the product of any 3 numbers in the set leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by the remaining number.

Find all the integers $x$ in $[20, 50]$ such that $6x+5\equiv 19 \mod 10$, that is, $10$ divides $(6x+15)+19$.

Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that the largest prime divisor of $n^4 + n^2 + 1$ is equal to the largest prime divisor of $(n+1)^4 + (n+1)^2 +1$.

Let $p$ be a prime number in the form $p=4k+3$. Prove that if the numbers $x_0,y_0,z_0,t_0$ are solutions of the equation $x^{2p}+y^{2p}+z^{2p}=t^{2p}$, then at least one of them is divisible by $p$. [i](Plamen Koshlukov)[/i]

Given is the sequence $(a_n)_{n\geq 0}$ which is defined as follows:$a_0=3$ and $a_{n+1}-a_n=n(a_n-1) \ , \ \forall n\geq 0$. Determine all positive integers $m$ such that $\gcd (m,a_n)=1 \ , \ \forall n\geq 0$.

Let Q+ and Z denote the set of positive rationals and the set of inte- gers, respectively. Find all functions f : Q+ → Z satisfying the following conditions: (i) f(1999) = 1; (ii) f(ab) = f(a) + f(b) for all a, b ∈ Q+; (iii) f(a + b) ≥ min{f(a), f(b)} for all a, b ∈ Q+.

The number of digits in $4^{16} 5^{25}$ (when written in the usual base 10 form) is A. 31 B. 30 C. 29 D. 28 E. 27

Show an example of $15$ nonzero natural numbers with the property that if each one of them is increased by one, then the product of all increased numbers is $2015$ times higher than the product of the initial numbers

Let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers such that $m - n$ is odd. Show that $(m + 3n)(5m + 7n)$ is not a perfect square.

Given is a polynomial $f$ of degree $m$ with integer coefficients and positive leading coefficient. A positive integer $n$ is $\textit {good for f(x)}$ if there exists a positive integer $k_n$, such that $n!+1=f(n)^{k_n}$. Prove that there exist only finitely many integers good for $f$.

For a given integer $n\ge 2$, let $\{a_1,a_2,…,a_m\}$ be the set of positive integers less than $n$ that are relatively prime to $n$. Prove that if every prime that divides $m$ also divides $n$, then $a_1^k+a_2^k + \dots + a_m^k$ is divisible by $m$ for every positive integer $k$. [i]Proposed by Ivan Borsenco[/i]

Let $x$ and $y$ be integers between $0$ and $5$, inclusive. For the system of modular congruences $$ \begin{cases} x + 3y \equiv 1 \,\,(mod \, 2) \\ 4x + 5y \equiv 2 \,\,(mod \, 3) \end{cases}$$, find the sum of all distinct possible values of $x + y$

Let $p$ and $q$ be prime numbers. Prove that if $pq(p+1)(q+1)+1$ is a perfect square, then $pq + 1$ is also a perfect square.