The positive integers and are such that is divisible with .
a) Give an example of such and , with .
b) Prove that is a perfect square.
Solution
a) For instance, , .
b) Let be the greatest common divisor of and , and be such that , , with .
The initial condition becomes: is divisible with . So divides . Since divides , it follows that divides . But , so divides .
On the other hand, divides and , hence divides .
From the above , hence , therefore is a perfect square.
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