August 2023
Problem of the Month

Magic Square
Submitted by K. Sengupta



We are given a 3x3 magic square consisting of an array of nine distinct positive integers such that the sum of the numbers in each row, each column, and each of the two diagonals is the same.

In the following magic square:

What are the possible values of the lower left corner?

And what is the maximum possible value of any number in the array?




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