Problem

Source: Brazil Cono Sur TST 2023 - T2/P1

Tags: squareboard, tetromino



A $2022 \times 2022$ squareboard was divided into $L$ and $Z$ tetrominoes. Each tetromino consists of four squares, which can be rotated or flipped. Determine the least number of $Z$-tetrominoes necessary to cover the $2022 \times 2022$ squareboard.