Let m and n be positive integers with m>n≥2. Set S={1,2,…,m}, and T={a1,a2,…,an} is a subset of S such that every element in S is divisible by at most one element in T. Prove that a11+a21+⋯+an1<mm+n.
Solution
For every i with 1≤i≤n, we define set Si={b∣b is an element in S and is divisible by ai}. There are ⌊aim⌋ elements in Si. Since every element in S is not divisible by any two distinct elements in T, it follows that Si∩Sj=∅ for 1≤i<j≤n. Thus i=1∑n⌊aim⌋=i=1∑n∣Si∣≤∣S∣=m. Note that aim<⌊aim⌋+1. It follows that i=1∑naim<i=1∑n(⌊aim⌋+1)=i=1∑n⌊aim⌋+i=1∑n1≤m+n. So the desired result is obtained.
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