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IMO 2024 Problem 1

  • Day 1
  • Number theory
  • Answer

Determine all real numbers α\alpha such that, for every positive integer nn, the integer

⌊α⌋+⌊2α⌋+⋯+⌊nα⌋\lfloor \alpha \rfloor + \lfloor 2\alpha \rfloor + \cdots + \lfloor n\alpha \rfloor

is a multiple of nn. (Note that ⌊z⌋\lfloor z \rfloor denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to zz. For example, ⌊−π⌋=−4\lfloor -\pi \rfloor = -4 and ⌊2⌋=⌊2.9⌋=2\lfloor 2 \rfloor = \lfloor 2.9 \rfloor = 2.)

Official text IMO 2024 official English paper, page 1. Quoted with source.

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All even integers α\alpha.

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