2017 USAJMO Problems/Problem 4

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Are there any triples $(a,b,c)$ of positive integers such that $(a-2)(b-2)(c-2) + 12$ is prime that properly divides the positive number $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + abc - 2017$ ?

Solution

Yes. Take $a=b=c=1$ then $11 \mid -2013 = 1^2 + 1^2 + 1^2 + 1\times1\times1 - 2017$ . These problems are copyrighted © by the Mathematical Association of America, as part of the American Mathematics Competitions.

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