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What is the remainder when \[1^{2013}+2^{2013}+\cdots +2012^{2013}+2013^{2013}\] is divided by \(2014\)?
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Daniel Liu
\[\large \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{1}{100000}\]
How many distinct ordered pairs of positive integers \((a,b)\) are there which satisfy the above equation?
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Yash Singhal
\[\large \displaystyle \dfrac{a}{\frac{b}{c}} = \dfrac{\frac{a}{b}}{c}\]
The above equation is a common mistake made when interpreting fractions.
How many ordered triplets of integers \({(a,b,c)}\) with \(-10\leq a,b,c \leq 10\) are there, such that the above equation is a true statement?
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Aditya Raut
Given a positive integer \(n\), let \(p(n)\) be the product of the non-zero digits of \(n\). (If \(n\) has one digit, then \(p(n)\) is equal to that digit.) Let
\[S = p(1) + p(2) + \cdots + p(999). \]
What is the largest prime factor of \(S\)?
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Sharky Kesa
\( a, b\) and \(c\) are distinct positive integers strictly greater than 1. If \( abc \) divides \( (ab-1)(bc-1)(ca-1) \), what is the value of \(abc\)?
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Calvin Lin