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Derivative86
Oct7-04, 07:51 PM
Find all positive integers c such that it is possible to write c = a/b + b/a with positive integers a and b.
Please help me :smile:

shmoe
Oct7-04, 08:29 PM
You know c=\frac{a^2+b^2}{ab} is an integer, so ab divides a^2+b^2. What factors must a and b have in common?

Derivative86
Oct7-04, 09:51 PM
i got c=2 as the answer, is it right?