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Number Theory Level pending

With α \alpha being a positive real number, what is the smallest natural number that cannot be represented by the two sequences below?

Sequence 1: 1 + 1 / α , 2 + 2 / α , . . . , n + n / α , . . . \lfloor 1 + 1/ \alpha \rfloor , \lfloor 2 + 2/ \alpha \rfloor , ... , \lfloor n + n/ \alpha \rfloor ,...

Sequence 2: 1 + α , 2 + 2 α , 3 + 3 α , . . . , n + n α , . . . \lfloor 1 + \alpha \rfloor , \lfloor 2 + 2 \alpha \rfloor , \lfloor 3 + 3 \alpha \rfloor ,..., \lfloor n + n \alpha \rfloor ,...

If there is no such number, then enter -1000.


The answer is -1000.

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