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Print37th 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