Problem

Source: IV International Festival of Young Mathematicians Sozopol 2013, Theme for 10-12 grade

Tags: number theory, function



Let $k<<n$ denote that $k<n$ and $k\mid n$. Let $f:\{1,2,...,2013\}\rightarrow \{1,2,...,M\}$ be such that, if $n\leq 2013$ and $k<<n$, then $f(k)<<f(n)$. What’s the least possible value of $M$?