Competition problem — Number theory

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Number theory Difficulty 5.1 AIME, harder Prove it Bulgaria

Let $p > q$ be primes, such that $240 \nmid p^4 - q^4$ . Find the maximal value of $\frac{q}{p}$ .
(Angel Gushev)

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