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Print67th Romanian Mathematical Olympiad
Romania number theory
Problem
The positive integers and are such that is divisible with . a) Give an example of such and , with . b) Prove that is a perfect square.
Solution
a) For instance, , .
b) Let be the greatest common divisor of and , and be such that , , with . The initial condition becomes: is divisible with . So divides . Since divides , it follows that divides . But , so divides . On the other hand, divides and , hence divides . From the above , hence , therefore is a perfect square.
b) Let be the greatest common divisor of and , and be such that , , with . The initial condition becomes: is divisible with . So divides . Since divides , it follows that divides . But , so divides . On the other hand, divides and , hence divides . From the above , hence , therefore is a perfect square.
Final answer
Example: m = 4, n = 2; Conclusion: m is a perfect square.
Techniques
Greatest common divisors (gcd)