HMMT 二月 2002 · 代数 · 第 5 题
HMMT February 2002 — Algebra — Problem 5
题目详情
英文原题
- Find the greatest common divisor of the numbers 2002 + 2 , 2002 + 2 , 2002 + 2 , . . . .
解析
英文解析
- Find the greatest common divisor of the numbers 2002 + 2 , 2002 + 2 , 2002 + 2 , . . . .
2 2
Solution: 6 . Notice that 2002+2 divides 2002 − 2 , so any common divisor of 2002+2
2 2 2 2
and 2002 + 2 must divide (2002 + 2) − (2002 − 2 ) = 6. On the other hand, every numbernin the sequence is even, and the n th number is always congruent to 1 + 2 ≡ 0 modulo 3.
Thus, 6 divides every number in the sequence.