Tessellate S.T.E.M.S - Mathematics - School - Set 2 - Problem 1
What is the greatest integer that can not be written in the form with nonnegative integers and ?
This problem is a part of Tessellate S.T.E.M.S.
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1 solution
The answer is 5 0 ⋅ 5 1 − 5 0 − 5 1 = 2 4 4 9 ; see the Frobenius number wiki for a proof.