A interesting number theory problem

Let [ X , Y ] [X,Y] denote the lowest common multiple of the integers X X and Y Y .

a , b a n d c a, b and c are positive integer greater than 1. Please find the minimum value of this algebraic expression: a + b + c 2 [ a , b ] + [ b , c ] + [ c , a ] a + b + c \frac{a+b+c}{2}-\frac{[a,b]+[b,c]+[c,a]}{a+b+c}


The answer is 1.5.

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1 solution

Yi Zhu
Mar 12, 2020

Without loss of generality, a≥b≥c. Consider that when(a,b,c)=(2,2,2), (3,2,2), (3,3,2), (4,2,2) ,the value of this algebraic expression A are equal to 2, 3 2 \frac{3}{2} , 17 8 \frac{17}{8} , 11 4 \frac{11}{4} . It shows that if a+b+c ≤ 8, A≥ 3 2 \frac{3}{2} .

Then prove: if a+b+c≥9, A≥ 3 2 \frac{3}{2} .

In fact, if A≥ 3 2 \frac{3}{2} , that means a^2+b^2+c^2+2∑(ab-[a,b])≥3(a+b+c)

For any positive integer x and y, we get: xy≥[x,y]

That means we only need to prove: a^2+b^2+c^2≥3(a+b+c)

Because a+b+c≥9, (a-b)^2+(b-bc)^2+(c-a)^2≥0

So 2(a^2+b^2+c^2)-2(ab-bc-ca)≥0

3(a^2+b^2+c^2)≥(a+b+c)^2

a^2+b^2+c^2≥ 1 3 \frac{1}{3} (a+b+c)^2

It is obviously correct.

So the answer is 3 2 \frac{3}{2} .

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