Find positive integers a1,a2,…,a2019, which satisfy the equation a1+a2+⋯+a2019=a1a2…a2019=201820192019.
Solution
From the Arithmetic mean - Geometric mean Inequality, 20191(a1+a2+⋯+a2019)≥2019a1a2…a2019, or(a1+a2+⋯+a2019)2019≥20192019a1a2…a2019. From problem statement, (a1+a2+⋯+a2019)2019=(201820192019)2019=(2019⋅20182019)2019==20192019⋅201820192019=20192019a1a2…a2019, Which means that in this Arithmetic mean - Geometric mean Inequality, equality holds, which is possible iff a1=a2=⋯=a2019=20192019⋅201920191=201920192019.
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