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2015 AIME II Problem 5

Two unit squares are selected at random without replacement from an n \times n grid of unit squares. Find the least positive integer n such that the probability that the two selected unit squares are horizontally or vertically adjacent is less than \frac{1}{2015}.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


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