Here is a rectangle made out of 2x1 dominoes: [![2x1 dominoes arranged into a rectangle][1]][1] It can be divided along a line into two smaller rectangles: [![Splitting the big rectangle into two smaller rectangles][2]][2] What is the smallest (in area) rectangle of (edit) multiple 2x1 dominoes that *cannot* be split along a line into two smaller rectangles? [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/NSoEV.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/TG8HP.png