2011/12 AHSMC Part 1 Problem 12
Problem 12 of 16
The sum of twenty positive integers, not necessarily different, is . The largest possible value of greatest common divisor of these numbers is
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Solution
Let , …, be the given numbers. If is the greatest common divisor of these numbers then The value is obtained if and . For each , . Hence . Since divides , the largest value for is indeed . The answer is (B).