The positive integers $a, b, c$ are such that
$$gcd \,\,\, (a, b, c) = 1,$$$$gcd \,\,\,(a, b + c) > 1,$$$$gcd \,\,\,(b, c + a) > 1,$$$$gcd \,\,\,(c, a + b) > 1.$$Determine the smallest possible value of $a + b + c$.
Clarification: gcd stands for greatest common divisor.
firstly no $(a,b,c) =1$
let $a+b+c=k$
$\gcd(a, k-a)=\gcd(a,a-k) = \gcd(-k,a)=\gcd(k,a)>1$
same as the two other
$\gcd(k,b)>1 ,\gcd(k,c)>1$
$\gcd(a,k) = x$
$\gcd(b,k) =y$
$\gcd(k,c) = z$
consider k has only one prime factor meaning $p \mid (a,b,c)$ contradiction
if k has 2 prime factor
$k = p^{a_1}*t^{a_2}$
$p^{a_1}*t^{a_2} = pa'+pb'+tc' $
$0 \equiv tc' \mod p$
meaning divisible by p showing (a,b,c) = p contradiction
consider k has 3 prime factor
$p^{a_1}*q^{a_2}*r^{a_3}=k$
$p^{a_1}*q^{a_2}*r^{a_3}= pa'+qb'+rc'$
now pick from the smallest $2*3*5$
$30 = 2a'+3b'+5c'$
$0 = b'+c' \mod 2$
but if b',c' both divisible by 2 meaning $gcd(a,b,c) =2$
$30 = 2(a')+3(2b''-1)+5(2c''-1)$
$38 = 2a'+6b"+10c"$
$a+3b"+5c"=19$
pick ,$c"=3,b"=1,a=1$
$c'=5,b'=1,a'=1$
$c = 25,b=3,a=2$
$a+b+c=30$ is the minimum