a) Let pi be the i-th prime number. Consider the numbers
p1, p12p2, p12p22p3, …, p12p22…p2009p2010.
If p12p22…pk2pk+1 is the least number in the sum, then the sum is divisible by pk+1, but not divisible by pk+12. Hence each sum formed from the given numbers is not a power number.
b) Let us show that for any given integers a1,a2,…,an there exists b∈N such that ba1,ba2,…,ban are all power numbers. Suppose that ai=p1αi1p2αi2…pkαik, i=1,n, 0≤αij and b=p1α1p2α2…pkαk. If bai is a power number, then there exists qi (qi>1) such that α1+αi1,α2+αi2,…,αk+αik are all divisible by qi.
Let qi be the i-th prime number. By the Chinese Remainder Theorem there exists αs such that αs≡−αis(modqs), for i=1,n and s=1,k.
Now we choose arbitrary 2010 positive integers: a1,a2,…,a2010. Let S1,S2,…,S2010−1 be all the sums formed by them. Then there exists b such that bS1,bS2,…,bS2010−1 are all power numbers. Thus, ba1,ba2,…,ba2010 are the desired numbers.