Let be positive composite integers, satisfying the equation above, such that for some prime.
What is the least possible value of ?
Note : is primorial, e.g. .
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We can check that a b c = p 6 does not work, but for n = 7 , 2 ⋅ 5 + 1 3 ⋅ 1 7 = 3 ⋅ 7 ⋅ 1 1 , so the answer is 3 ⋅ 7 ⋅ 1 1 = 2 3 1 .