Rubik's Cube!

Find the smallest positive integer k k , such that for all positive integers n n , a k n × k n × k n kn \times kn \times kn Rubik's cube can be used as a Rubik's cube of any size that is smaller than itself.

  • An example of such a cube is a 4 × 4 × 4 4 \times 4 \times 4 cube, because we can use it as a 3 × 3 × 3 3 \times 3 \times 3 cube, a 2 × 2 × 2 2 \times 2 \times 2 cube and a 1 × 1 × 1 1 \times 1 \times 1 cube as shown. The 4 by 4 cube uses all 4 center pieces as one to function like a single center piece on a 3 by 3 cube.


The answer is 2.

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1 solution

Leonblum Iznotded
Jul 29, 2018

The machine refused k=1, while if k=1, any n * n * n Rubik's cube would be used as any smaller cube.

If k=2 (good answer), any 2n * 2n *2n R's cube can be used as any smaller cube.

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