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gcd of set $S$

Source: Shortlist BMO 2019, N2

November 7, 2020
number theorygreatest common divisor

Problem Statement

Let S{1,,n}S \subset \{ 1, \dots, n \} be a nonempty set, where nn is a positive integer. We denote by ss the greatest common divisor of the elements of the set SS. We assume that s1s \not= 1 and let dd be its smallest divisor greater than 11. Let T{1,,n}T \subset \{ 1, \dots, n \} be a set such that STS \subset T and T1+[nd]|T| \ge 1 + \left[ \frac{n}{d} \right]. Prove that the greatest common divisor of the elements in TT is 11. ———-- [Second Version] Let n(n1)n(n \ge 1) be a positive integer and U={1,,n}U = \{ 1, \dots, n \}. Let SS be a nonempty subset of UU and let d(d1)d (d \not= 1) be the smallest common divisor of all elements of the set SS. Find the smallest positive integer kk such that for any subset TT of UU, consisting of kk elements, with STS \subset T, the greatest common divisor of all elements of TT is equal to 11.