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PMO 2018 Problem 3

    Let nn be a positive integer. An n×nn \times n matrix (a rectangular array of numbers with nn rows and nn columns) is said to be a platinum matrix if: [list=i] [] the n2n^2 entries are integers from 11 to nn ; [] each row, each column, and the main diagonal (from the upper left corner to the lower right corner) contains each integer from 11 to nn exactly once; and [*] there exists a collection of nn entries containing each of the numbers from 11 to nn , such that no two entries lie on the same row or column, and none of which lie on the main diagonal of the matrix. [/list] Determine all values of nn for which there exists an n×nn \times n platinum matrix.

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