Solve the equation in positive integers.
Junior Balkan MO
Solution
Note that for all positive integers the value is congruent to modulo Since we find that Thus, and the only numbers congruent to modulo are
WLOG , let That means and Thus, so
Now Since we find that That means and
In summary, the only solutions are
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