Determine the number of ways to choose distinct integers from to such that for any two integers chosen, one is not a divisor of the other.
Problem 1930
Official solution
For each odd integer from to , define the group of as the set of integers from to which can be expressed as for a non-negative integer . Then each integer from to belongs to only one group.
For any two integers in the same group, one is a divisor of the other. Therefore we can choose at most one integer from the same group when we choose integers satisfying the condition. The number of groups is , hence we need to choose one integer from each group.
Firstly, there is only one way to choose from each group of , , , , , , , , , , , . Then is chosen, hence the integer chosen from the group of is a multiple of . Since is a multiple of and , the integer chosen from the group of is a multiple of . Since is a multiple of , and , the integer chosen from the group of is a multiple of . Integers and are also chosen, thus we need to choose and from each group of and . In the following, we consider how to choose integers from other groups.
Since is chosen, is not chosen. Integers and can not be a divisor of integers in other groups and they can not be a multiple of integers in other groups since , , and are not chosen. Therefore the number of ways to choose one integer from the group of is , which is independent of the choice from other groups.
Integers and can not be a divisor of integers in other groups. Since is chosen, , , , and are not chosen, thus and can not be a multiple of integers in other groups. Therefore the number of ways to choose one integer from the group of is , which is independent of the choice from other groups.
Integers and can not be a divisor of integers in other groups and they can not be a multiple of integers in other groups since and are not chosen. Therefore the number of ways to choose one integer from the group of is , which is independent of the choice from other groups. This is the same for the group of and .
The choice of one integer each from the group of and must be , , or . Integers , , , and can not be a divisor of integers in other groups and they can not be a multiple of integers in other groups since , , , , and are not chosen. Therefore the number of ways to choose one integer each from the group of and is , which is independent of the choice from other groups. We need to determine the way to choose from the group of , , , and .
From the group of we need to choose a multiple of .
* If is chosen, the choice from each group of , , and must be , , and , thus we have only one way.
* If is chosen, the choice from the group of must be or , and the choice from the group of and must be , , or .
* If is chosen, the choice from the group of must be or , and the choice from the group of and must be , , , , or .
Hence the number of ways to choose from the group of , , , and is .
Therefore the answer is .