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Divisors of naturals

Source: St Petersburg Olympiad 2013, Grade 10, P7

October 13, 2017
number theory

Problem Statement

Let a1,a2a_1,a_2 - two naturals, and 1<b1<a1,1<b2<a21<b_1<a_1,1<b_2<a_2 and b1a1,b2a2b_1|a_1,b_2|a_2. Prove that a1b1+a2b21a_1b_1+a_2b_2-1 is not divided by a1a2a_1a_2