Problem

Source: 2022 China TST, Test 4 P6

Tags: number theory, Divisibility, Divisors



Given a positive integer $n$, let $D$ be the set of all positive divisors of $n$. The subsets $A,B$ of $D$ satisfies that for any $a \in A$ and $b \in B$, it holds that $a \nmid b$ and $b \nmid a$. Show that \[ \sqrt{|A|}+\sqrt{|B|} \le \sqrt{|D|}. \]