Problem

Source: St. Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad 2015 9.6

Tags: combinatorics, graph theory, Coloring



There are $10^{2015}$ planets in an Intergalactic empire. Every two planets are connected by a two-way space line served by one of $2015$ travel companies. The Emperor would like to close $k$ of these companies such that it is still possible to reach any planet from any other planet. Find the maximum value of $k$ for which this is always possible. (D. Karpov)