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Problem 5

Determine the largest integer n with the property that n is divisible by every positive integer less than the cube root of n.
Step 1 of 4: Verify the candidate 420
420=lcm⁡(1,2,3,4,5,6,7),840≢0(mod9)420=\operatorname{lcm}(1,2,3,4,5,6,7),\qquad 840\not\equiv0\pmod 9
Detailed analysis

The positive integers below the cube root of 420 are 1 through 7, and 420 is divisible by all of them. The next relevant test is 840: its cube root is greater than 9, but 840 is not divisible by 9, so the largest value, if finite, is plausibly 420.