Let denote the set of all integers and let be an odd integer. Find all functions such that for any integers , divides .
Solution
Answer: , where , the positive integer is a divisor of , and is an integer.
All functions satisfying the conditions of the problem are exactly the above.
Let the function be a solution satisfying the conditions of the problem. For any integer , define the function , which also satisfies the conditions of the problem. We may assume .
For any prime , taking gives . Since there are infinitely many primes, there exist an integer and with , such that there are infinitely many primes satisfying . Denote the set as follows:
Since the function satisfies the conditions of the problem if and only if also satisfies the conditions of the problem, we may assume .
Exclude the case . Assume and , where and are integers such that and . Let be an arbitrary integer. For a prime in the set , . Using the equality , we obtain
Since , for sufficiently large primes in , we have
Therefore . From this we can deduce: and .
Since is odd, we get .