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Number theory Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

Helen divides 365365 by each of 1,2,3,,3651, 2, 3, \dots , 365 in turn, writing down a list of the 365365 remainders. Then Phil divides 366366 by each of 1,2,3,,3661, 2, 3, \dots , 366 in turn, writing down a list of the 366366 remainders. Whose list of remainders has the greater sum and by how much?

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