Prove that the sum of six consecutive positive integers, such that each of them is not divisible with , is divisible with but it's not divisible with . Find six such numbers which sum is a four-digit number that is a square of a positive integer.
Solution
Because none of the six consecutive positive integers is divisible with they are of this kind: , , , , , , . Their sum is , from where it follows that is divisible with but it's not divisible with . In order to be a square of a positive integer it must for some odd number and in order to be a four-digit number the inequality must hold. This is possible only if from where we obtain that and . The desired numbers are , , , , and .
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