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IMO 2025 Problem 4

  • Day 2
  • Number theory
  • Answer

A proper divisor of a positive integer NN is a positive divisor of NN other than NN itself.

The infinite sequence a1,a2,…a_1, a_2, \ldots consists of positive integers, each of which has at least three proper divisors. For each n⩾1n \geqslant 1, the integer an+1a_{n+1} is the sum of the three largest proper divisors of ana_n.

Determine all possible values of a1a_1.

Official text IMO 2025 official English paper, page 2. Quoted with source.

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