Problem

Source: Iranian 3rd round Number Theory exam P1

Tags: number theory proposed, number theory



Show that for every natural number $n$ there are $n$ natural numbers $ x_1 < x_2 < ... < x_n $ such that $$\frac{1}{x_1}+\frac{1}{x_2}+...+\frac{1}{x_n}-\frac{1}{x_1x_2...x_n}\in \mathbb{N}\cup {0}$$ (15 points )