A permutation of the set of positive integers is a sequence such that each element of appears precisely one time as a term of the sequence. For example, is a permutation of . Let be the number of permutations of for which is a perfect square for all . Find with proof the smallest such that is a multiple of .
Solution
To solve this problem, we will analyze the given condition involving permutations and perfect squares to determine the smallest such that , the number of permutations of where is a perfect square for all , is a multiple of 2010.
### Step-by-Step Analysis
1. Understanding the Problem:
Given a permutation of , we need each product to be a perfect square. This implies for some integer .
Therefore, must be an integer. Hence, must divide . Since , this implies that must also divide .
2. Condition Analysis:
The divisibility condition reduces to:
implying . This is equivalent to saying that must be a perfect square itself, because for to be a positive integer permutation of 1 to , is the simplest choice, allowing to divide .
3. **Valid for a Permutation:**
Next, for which values of can we construct permutations meeting the conditions? Each must be a perfect square, so need to be the indices selected for permutation.
4. Counting the Permutations:
First, we need to determine how many perfect squares exist within the set . Let this count be denoted as , the floor of the square root of :
For to be non-zero, each must be a perfect square up to . The constraint on determining permutations is that it needs to reach a number such that the product of the factorials of the counts of solution possibilities is a multiple of 2010.
5. **Finding the Minimum :**
We need:
Prime Factorization of 2010:
The smallest factorial has at least these factors.
6. **Calculating :**
Approximate for increasing (especially its factorial incremental):
- The smallest where is divisible by 67 is when because the smallest factorial value divisible by 67 is .
Finding where the number of perfect squares, , equals 67 should give us the smallest :
Thus, the smallest such that is a multiple of 2010 is: