Prove that 32+54+76+⋯+20112010 is not an integer.
Solution
Let S be the sum. Then 1005−S=31+51+71+91+⋯+20111=T. Then S is an integer if and only if T is an integer. Let M=3⋅5⋅7⋅9…2009. If T is an integer then MT is an integer. MT=3M+5M+7M+9M+⋯+2009M+2011M. Each term is an integer except the last one which is not since 2011 is prime. Hence T is not an integer.
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