The number of Mathias is divisible by The number of Mathilde is divisible by And their sum is
What is the largest number that Mathias may have?
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Let Mathias' number = 1 1 x , where x is an integer. Similarly, let Mathilde's number = 1 3 y , y being an integer. x and y must have the same sign. If x and y are both negative, then the two numbers must be negative, and thus the sum must also be negative, a contradiction. Thus, x and y must be both positive. Thus
Mathia's number + Mathilde's number = 1 1 x + 1 3 y = 3 1 6
Simplifying, we have x = 1 1 3 1 6 − 1 3 y
Since x is to be an integer, we must have
1 3 y ≡ 2 y ≡ 3 1 6 ≡ 8 (mod 11) .
The lowest value of y that satisfies this condition will give the largest possible value of Mathias' number. In this case, y = 4 , so that 2 ( 4 ) = 8 ≡ 8 (mod 11) , which checks.
Therefore, Mathias' number = 316 - Mathilde's number = 3 1 6 − 1 3 y = 3 1 6 − 1 3 ( 4 ) = 2 6 4 .