Number of Fantabulous integers

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A Fantabulous number is a positive integer which has another Fantabulous number smaller than it.Find the number of Fantabulous numbers.


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Rahul Saha
Dec 20, 2013

Let F F be the set of fantabulous integers.Assume F F is non-empty.By the well-ordering principle,there exists a smallest integer f f in the set.But by definition,there exists a smaller fantabulous integer in the same set,contradicting our claim that f f is the smallest fantabulous integer.Thus no fantabulous integer exists.

Btw,this question came from BdMO 2013 Nationals.

Rahul Saha - 7 years, 5 months ago

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Wow!!!!! Can you tell me a site where I can get those papers?

Krishna Ar - 7 years ago

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You can get them from here

Rahul Saha - 6 years, 11 months ago
Fox To-ong
Feb 6, 2015

PROOF: Let F be the set of fantabulous integers.Assume F is non-empty.By the well-ordering principle,there exists a smallest integer f in the set.But by definition,there exists a smaller fantabulous integer in the same set,contradicting our claim that f is the smallest fantabulous integer.Thus no fantabulous integer exists.

What exactly are you trying to prove by copying my answer word for word?

Rahul Saha - 6 years, 4 months ago

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