Found problems: 86
2010 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 4
Find all numbers that can be expressed in exactly $2010$ different ways as the sum of powers of two with non-negative exponents, each power appearing as a summand at most three times. A sum can also be made from just one summand.
1984 IMO Shortlist, 16
Let $a,b,c,d$ be odd integers such that $0<a<b<c<d$ and $ad=bc$. Prove that if $a+d=2^k$ and $b+c=2^m$ for some integers $k$ and $m$, then $a=1$.
2016 India IMO Training Camp, 1
Let $n$ be a natural number. We define sequences $\langle a_i\rangle$ and $\langle b_i\rangle$ of integers as follows. We let $a_0=1$ and $b_0=n$. For $i>0$, we let $$\left( a_i,b_i\right)=\begin{cases} \left(2a_{i-1}+1,b_{i-1}-a_{i-1}-1\right) & \text{if } a_{i-1}<b_{i-1},\\
\left( a_{i-1}-b_{i-1}-1,2b_{i-1}+1\right) & \text{if } a_{i-1}>b_{i-1},\\
\left(a_{i-1},b_{i-1}\right) & \text{if } a_{i-1}=b_{i-1}.\end{cases}$$
Given that $a_k=b_k$ for some natural number $k$, prove that $n+3$ is a power of two.
1999 Estonia National Olympiad, 5
On the squares $a1, a2,... , a8$ of a chessboard there are respectively $2^0, 2^1, ..., 2^7$ grains of oat, on the squares $b8, b7,..., b1$ respectively $2^8, 2^9, ..., 2^{15}$ grains of oat, on the squares $c1, c2,..., c8$ respectively $2^{16}, 2^{17}, ..., 2^{23}$ grains of oat etc. (so there are $2^{63}$ grains of oat on the square $h1$). A knight starts moving from some square and eats after each move all the grains of oat on the square to which it had jumped, but immediately after the knight leaves the square the same number of grains of oat reappear. With the last move the knight arrives to the same square from which it started moving. Prove that the number of grains of oat eaten by the knight is divisible by $3$.
2005 China Team Selection Test, 1
Let $ b, m, n$ be positive integers such that $ b > 1$ and $ m \neq n.$ Prove that if $ b^m \minus{} 1$ and $ b^n \minus{} 1$ have the same prime divisors, then $ b \plus{} 1$ is a power of 2.
2009 Mathcenter Contest, 5
For $n\in\mathbb{N}$, prove that $2^n$ can begin with any sequence of digits.
Hint: $\log 2$ is irrational number.
2005 China Team Selection Test, 3
$n$ is a positive integer, $F_n=2^{2^{n}}+1$. Prove that for $n \geq 3$, there exists a prime factor of $F_n$ which is larger than $2^{n+2}(n+1)$.
2021 Saudi Arabia IMO TST, 2
Find all positive integers $n$, such that $n$ is a perfect number and $\varphi (n)$ is power of $2$.
[i]Note:a positive integer $n$, is called perfect if the sum of all its positive divisors is equal to $2n$.[/i]
1981 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 6
Show that there are infinitely many triangles with side lengths $a$, $b$, $c$, where $a$ is a prime, $b$ is a power of $2$ and $c$ is the square of an odd integer.
1969 IMO Longlists, 61
$(SWE 4)$ Let $a_0, a_1, a_2, \cdots$ be determined with $a_0 = 0, a_{n+1} = 2a_n + 2^n$. Prove that if $n$ is power of $2$, then so is $a_n$
1984 IMO Longlists, 43
Let $a,b,c,d$ be odd integers such that $0<a<b<c<d$ and $ad=bc$. Prove that if $a+d=2^k$ and $b+c=2^m$ for some integers $k$ and $m$, then $a=1$.
2016 Silk Road, 4
Let $P(n)$ be the number of ways to split a natural number $n$ to the sum of powers of two, when the order does not matter. For example $P(5) = 4$, as $5=4+1=2+2+1=2+1+1+1=1+1+1+1+1$. Prove that for any natural the identity $P(n) + (-1)^{a_1} P(n-1) + (-1)^{a_2} P(n-2) + \ldots + (-1)^{a_{n-1}}
P(1) + (-1)^{a_n} = 0,$ is true, where $a_k$ is the number of units in the binary number record $k$ .
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2017 Gulf Math Olympiad, 4
1 - Prove that $55 < (1+\sqrt{3})^4 < 56$ .
2 - Find the largest power of $2$ that divides $\lceil(1+\sqrt{3})^{2n}\rceil$ for the positive integer $n$
2011 Tournament of Towns, 6
Prove that the integer $1^1 + 3^3 + 5^5 + .. + (2^n - 1)^{2^n-1}$ is a multiple of $2^n$ but not a multiple of $2^{n+1}$.
2000 Chile National Olympiad, 5
Let $n$ be a positive number. Prove that there exists an integer $N =\overline{m_1m_2...m_n}$ with $m_i \in \{1, 2\}$ which is divisible by $2^n$.
1979 Austrian-Polish Competition, 9
Find the greatest power of $2$ that divides $a_n = [(3+\sqrt{11} )^{2n+1}]$, where $n$ is a given positive integer.
2021 South Africa National Olympiad, 3
Determine the smallest integer $k > 1$ such that there exist $k$ distinct primes whose squares sum to a power of $2$.
2024 Ukraine National Mathematical Olympiad, Problem 2
You are given a positive integer $n$. Find the smallest positive integer $k$, for which there exist integers $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_k$, for which the following equality holds:
$$2^{a_1} + 2^{a_2} + \ldots + 2^{a_k} = 2^n - n + k$$
[i]Proposed by Mykhailo Shtandenko[/i]
2024 Regional Olympiad of Mexico Southeast, 4
Let \(n\) be a non-negative integer and define \(a_n = 2^n - n\). Determine all non-negative integers \(m\) such that \(s_m = a_0 + a_1 + \dots + a_m\) is a power of 2.
2009 Postal Coaching, 1
Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, . . . , a_n, . . . $ be an infinite sequence of natural numbers in which $a_1$ is not divisible by $5$. Suppose $a_{n+1} = a_n + b_n$ where bn is the last digit of $a_n$, for every $n$. Prove that the sequence $\{a_n\}$ contains infinitely many powers of 2.
2018 Hanoi Open Mathematics Competitions, 7
Some distinct positive integers were written on a blackboard such that the sum of any two integers is a power of $2$. What is the maximal possible number written on the blackboard?
2004 Estonia Team Selection Test, 5
Find all natural numbers $n$ for which the number of all positive divisors of the number lcm $(1,2,..., n)$ is equal to $2^k$ for some non-negative integer $k$.
2019 Ecuador NMO (OMEC), 3
For every positive integer $n$, find the maximum power of $2$ that divides the number $$1 + 2019 + 2019^2 + 2019^3 +.. + 2019^{n-1}.$$
2004 Estonia Team Selection Test, 5
Find all natural numbers $n$ for which the number of all positive divisors of the number lcm $(1,2,..., n)$ is equal to $2^k$ for some non-negative integer $k$.
2018 Dutch IMO TST, 3
Determine all pairs $(a,b)$ of positive integers such that $(a+b)^3-2a^3-2b^3$ is a power of two.