Problem:
Find the number of the sequences of integers such that
for every .
Solution
Solution:
Subtracting the equalities and , we get . Then it follows by induction on that
Hence divides for every , i.e. . Therefore and for every . Now it follows from the condition of the problem that . Since and 19 and 211 are primes, we get . Therefore there are 8 sequences with the required property.
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