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MathNet 2018-part-06 — 181 problems (EN–VI) Question 2

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2018-part-06 — 181 problems (EN–VI)

Question 2

David and Linus play the following game: David chooses a subset $Q$ of the set $\{1, \ldots, 2018\}$. Then Linus chooses a natural number $a_{1}$ and computes the numbers $a_{2}, \ldots, a_{2018}$ recursively, where $a_{n+1}$ is the product of the positive divisors of $a_{n}$.

Let $P$ be the set of natural numbers $k \in\{1, \ldots, 2018\}$ for which $a_{k}$ is a perfect square. Linus wins if $P=Q$. Otherwise David wins. Who has a winning strategy?