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37th Iranian Mathematical Olympiad

Iran number theory

Problem

Prove that for any positive integers , there are infinitely many positive integers such that set of prime divisors of is equal to set of prime divisors of .
Solution
We are going to construct infinite pairs like that suit the problem's condition. Consider be an arbitrary natural number then put and . Then and So obviously set of the prime divisors of and are the same. Since has been arbitrarily chosen we have infinite choices for .

Techniques

Prime numbersFactorization techniques