Problem

Source: 2019 Dürer Math Competition Finals E1.1

Tags: Coloring, combinatorics, number theory



a) Is it possible to colour the positive rational numbers with blue and red in a way that there are numbers of both colours and the sum of any two numbers of the same colour is the same colour as them? b) Is it possible to colour the positive rational numbers with blue and red in a way that there are numbers of both colours and the product of any two numbers of the same colour is the same colour as them? Note: When forming a sum or a product, it is allowed to pick the same number twice.