Find all the positive integers with the property .
Solution
If one of the numbers is , then all are .
If , then the relation can be written . Since the relation is symmetric in , we may assume that , whence .
If , then .
If , then and , whence , so .
If , then and , whence , so , which contradicts .
Finally, the solutions are and all the permutations of .
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