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Saudi Arabia number theory
Problem
Find all pairs () of integers, such that divides .
Solution
The solutions are and , with . We have , hence If , then , so , not possible. If , then obviously , so all pairs (), are solutions. If , from we obtain that . Then , hence . If , we get , so , a contradiction. It follows , satisfying the condition in the problem since , so all pairs , are also solutions.
Final answer
All pairs are (k, k^2) and (k^2, k) with k ≥ 2.
Techniques
Divisibility / FactorizationTechniques: modulo, size analysis, order analysis, inequalities