A box of candies can be equally divided by weight without cutting pieces between three, four or seven people.
Each piece is an integral number of ounces.
What is the least number of pieces of candy the box could contain? The candies may be of different weights.

(In reply to re(2): Solution by David Shin)

Thanks. This additional argument, necessary or not, clearly nails the whole thing down in an indisputable fashion.

Posted by Richard on 2004-10-08 20:14:50