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Autumn tournament

Bulgaria number theory

Problem

Solve in positive integers the equation
Solution
There are no solutions in positive integers. Without loss of generality, assume that . If , then Similarly, , whence The cases can be solved directly.
Final answer
No positive integer solutions

Techniques

Techniques: modulo, size analysis, order analysis, inequalitiesExponential functions