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Problem 325


Problem 325


Stone Game II

A game is played with two piles of stones and two players.
On each player’s turn, the player may remove a number of stones from the larger pile.
The number of removed must be a positive multiple of the number of stones in the smaller pile.

E.g., let the ordered pair $(6,14)$ describe a configuration with $6$ stones in the smaller pile and $14$ stones in the larger pile, then the first player can remove $6$ or $12$ stones from the larger pile.

The player taking all the stones from a pile wins the game.

A winning configuration is one where the first player can force a win. For example, $(1,5)$, $(2,6)$ and $(3,12)$ are winning configurations because the first player can immediately remove all stones in the second pile.

A losing configuration is one where the second player can force a win, no matter what the first player does. For example, $(2,3)$ and $(3,4)$ are losing configurations: any legal move leaves a winning configuration for the second player.

Define $S(N)$ as the sum of $(x_i+y_i)$ for all losing configurations $(x_i,y_i)$, $0 < x_i < y_i \le N$.

We can verify that $S(10) = 211$ and $S(10^4) = 230312207313$.

Find $S(10^{16}) \bmod 7^{10}$.


取石子游戏(二)

两名玩家正在用两堆石子玩游戏。
每一轮,玩家可以从较大的堆中取走一定数量的石子。
移走石子的数量必须是较小的堆中石子数量的正整数倍。

例如,用有序对$(6,14)$表示游戏中较小的堆有$6$枚石子,较大的堆有$14$枚石子,先手玩家可以从较大的堆中取走$6$枚或$12$枚石子。

从某一堆中取走所有石头的玩家赢得游戏。

所谓必胜态指先手玩家必胜的状态。例如$(1,5)$、$(2,6)$和$(3,12)$都是必胜态,因为先手玩家可以立即取走第二个堆中的所有石子。

所谓必败态指无论先手玩家如何操作,后手玩家都必胜的状态。例如,$(2,3)$和$(3,4)$都是必败态:先手玩家的任意合法操作都会给后手玩家留下必胜态。

对于所有$0 < x_i < y_i \le N$的必败态$(x_i,y_i)$,记$S(N)$为$(x_i+y_i)$的和。

可以验证$S(10) = 211$,$S(10^4) = 230312207313$。

求$S(10^{16}) \bmod 7^{10}$。

译注:“取石子游戏(一)”参见第260题。