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Find all n that can be expressed in such a way

Source: Chinese Mathematical Olympiad 2000 Problem 5

August 20, 2013
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Problem Statement

Find all positive integers nn such that there exists integers n1,,nk3n_1,\ldots,n_k\ge 3, for some integer kk, satisfying n=n1n2nk=212k(n11)(nk1)1.n=n_1n_2\cdots n_k=2^{\frac{1}{2^k}(n_1-1)\cdots (n_k-1)}-1.