Problem

Source: IMO 1983, Day 1, Problem 3

Tags: modular arithmetic, number theory, Frobenius, Additive Number Theory, Additive combinatorics, IMO, IMO 1983



Let $a,b$ and $c$ be positive integers, no two of which have a common divisor greater than $1$. Show that $2abc-ab-bc-ca$ is the largest integer which cannot be expressed in the form $xbc+yca+zab$, where $x,y,z$ are non-negative integers.