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Maximizing products (Posted on 2024-03-26)

What set of positive integers with sum 2024 has highest possible product?
Same question for 2025.
What is the highest product in this century?

Inspired by: Putnam 1979

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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Sum of the set Maximal product of the set

2024 2* 3^774

2025 3^775

2099 2*3^699

2100 3^670

Posted by K Sengupta on 2024-03-26 23:27:26

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