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SILK-ROAD 2006 Problem 3

    A subset SS of the set M={1,2,.....,p−1}M=\{1,2,.....,p-1\} ,where pp is a prime number of the kind 12n+1112n+11 ,is essential,if the product Πs{\Pi}_s of all elements of the subset is not less than the product Πsˉ\bar{{\Pi}_s} of all other elements of the set.The difference △s=Πs−Πsˉ\bigtriangleup_s=\Pi_s-\bar{{\Pi}_s} is called the deviation of the subset SS .Define the least possible remainder of division by pp of the deviation of an essential subset,containing p−12\frac{p-1}{2} elements.

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