To prove that there exist infinitely many natural numbers n such that n∣1n+2n+⋯+kn, we will use a lemma and consider two cases based on the parity of k.
### Lemma:
If p is an odd prime and p∣x+y, then:
pk∣xpk+ypk
This lemma can be proven by induction on k.
### Proof of Lemma:
Base Case:
For k=1, if p∣x+y, then x≡−y(modp). Thus,
xp+yp≡(−y)p+yp≡−yp+yp≡0(modp)
So, p∣xp+yp.
Inductive Step:
Assume the lemma holds for k=m, i.e., pm∣xpm+ypm. We need to show it holds for k=m+1.
Consider xpm+1+ypm+1. We can write:
xpm+1+ypm+1=(xpm)p+(ypm)p
By the inductive hypothesis, pm∣xpm+ypm. Let xpm+ypm=pmz for some integer z. Then,
(xpm)p+(ypm)p=(pmz)p=pmpzp
Since p is an odd prime, mp≥m+1. Therefore,
pm+1∣pmpzp
Thus, pm+1∣xpm+1+ypm+1, completing the induction.
### Case 1: k≡0(mod2)
Let p be an odd prime divisor of k+1. Since k is even, p is an odd prime. By the lemma, for any a>0,
pa∣xpa+(k−x)pa∀x=1,2,…,2k−1
Therefore,
pa∣x=1∑kxpa
This means n=pa for any a>0 satisfies the condition.
### Case 2: k≡1(mod2)
Similarly, let p be an odd prime divisor of k+1. By the lemma, for any a>0,
pa∣xpa+(k−1−x)pa
and
pa∣kpa
Therefore,
pa∣x=1∑kxpa
This means n=pa for any a>0 satisfies the condition.
Thus, in both cases, we have shown that there exist infinitely many natural numbers n such that n∣1n+2n+⋯+kn.
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