2003 AMC 12B Problem 12
Problem 12 of 25IntermediateNumber Theory
What is the largest integer that is a divisor of for all positive even integers
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Solution
For even the five factors are consecutive odd numbers. Among any five consecutive odd numbers, at least one is divisible by and exactly one by so the product is always divisible by
No larger divisor always works: the products for and are and whose greatest common divisor is
Thus, the correct answer is D.