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Weird partition of the integers

Source: Bulgaria EGMO TST 2016 Day 2 Problem 1

February 3, 2023
partitionnumber theorycombinatorics

Problem Statement

Is it possible to partition the set of integers into three disjoint sets so that for every positive integer nn the numbers nn, nāˆ’50n-50 and n+1987n+1987 belong to different sets?