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UKMT Senior Kangaroo, 2020

Number theory Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Prove it United Kingdom

How many distinct integer solutions $(x,y)$ are there to the equation $5^1+4^2+3^3+2^4=x^y$ ?

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