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Strong triples

Source: 2022 Israel Olympic Revenge P2

July 18, 2022
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Problem Statement

A triple (a,b,c)(a,b,c) of positive integers is called strong if the following holds: for each integer m>1m>1, the number a+b+ca+b+c does not divide am+bm+cma^m+b^m+c^m. The sum of a strong triple (a,b,c)(a,b,c) is defined as a+b+ca+b+c.
Prove that there exists an infinite collection of strong triples, the sums of which are all pairwise coprime.