Problem

Source: Kyiv City MO 2023 Round 1, Problem 9.1

Tags: algebra



Find the integer which is closest to the value of the following expression: $$\left((3 + \sqrt{1})^{2023} - \left(\frac{1}{3 - \sqrt{1}}\right)^{2023} \right) \cdot \left((3 + \sqrt{2})^{2023} - \left(\frac{1}{3 - \sqrt{2}}\right)^{2023} \right) \cdot \ldots \cdot \left((3 + \sqrt{8})^{2023} - \left(\frac{1}{3 - \sqrt{8}}\right)^{2023} \right)$$