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National Olympiad Final Round

Estonia number theory

Problem

Find all solutions of the equation in natural numbers that satisfy , , and .
Solution
As , and , the number is divisible by both and , the number is divisible by both and , and the number is divisible by both and . Hence is divisible by , is divisible by and is divisible by . As gives remainder when divided by each of , and , the numbers and must give remainder when divided by , and , respectively. Since , the possibilities are or , or , and or . The sum appears in three cases: ; ; . A straightforward check shows that the conditions , and are also met in all these cases.
Final answer
(a, b, c) = (10, 6, 45), (10, 36, 15), (40, 6, 15)

Techniques

Greatest common divisors (gcd)Chinese remainder theorem