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Question Number 116356 by bemath last updated on 03/Oct/20

Let S ={1,2,3,4,...,48,49} .What is  the maximum value of n such that  it is possible to select n numbers   from S and arrange them in a circle   in such a way that the product of  any two adjacent numbers in the  circle is less than 100?

$$\mathrm{Let}\:\mathrm{S}\:=\left\{\mathrm{1},\mathrm{2},\mathrm{3},\mathrm{4},...,\mathrm{48},\mathrm{49}\right\}\:.\mathrm{What}\:\mathrm{is} \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{maximum}\:\mathrm{value}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{n}\:\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{that} \\ $$$$\mathrm{it}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{possible}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{select}\:\mathrm{n}\:\mathrm{numbers}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{S}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{arrange}\:\mathrm{them}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{circle}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{way}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{product}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{any}\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{adjacent}\:\mathrm{numbers}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{circle}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{less}\:\mathrm{than}\:\mathrm{100}? \\ $$

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