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Number theory Difficulty 5.0 AIME, harder Prove it Hungary

Let a1<a2<<ana_1<a_2<\ldots<a_n be an arithmetic progression of positive integers. Prove that [a1,a2,,an][1,2,,n][a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n] \ge [1,2,\ldots,n]. (The symbol [][\ldots] stands for the least common multiple.)
(5 pont)

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