good numbers
Source: Ireland 1993
June 29, 2009
number theoryprime numbersnumber theory unsolved
Problem Statement
A positive integer is called if it can be uniquely written simultaneously as a_1\plus{}a_2\plus{}...\plus{}a_k and as , where are positive integers and . (For example, is good because 10\equal{}5\plus{}2\plus{}1\plus{}1\plus{}1\equal{}5 \cdot 2 \cdot 1 \cdot 1 \cdot 1 is a unique expression of this form). Find, in terms of prime numbers, all good natural numbers.