It is given a graph whose vertices are positive integers and an edge between numbers and exists if and only if
Is this graph connected?
Saudi Arabian Mathematical Competitions
Solution
If , define if and only if are connected by some edge. We have for all ,
Thus for all , then also true for . Moreover,
Thus divides , which implies that . Hence,
this means that every two consecutive integers are connected. Thus the given infinity graph is connected.
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