1998 IMO Problems/Problem 4
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Determine all pairs of positive integers such that
divides
.
Solution
We use the division algorithm to obtain
Here
is a solution of the original statement, possible when
and
where
is any natural number. This is easily verified.
Otherwise we obtain the inequality (by basic properties of divisiblity):
So
Testing for