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Smallest partition

Philippe_57721 · Math ·

Proposition :
For any partition of {3,...,n} = A ∪ B the equation x*y = z where x,y,z (not necessarily distinct) are all in A or all in B has always a solution.
Find the least integer n such as this proposition is true.

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