Finding the Integers #2

( a a ) 5 = b b \Large{(a^a)^5 = b^b}

Find the sum of all positive integers a , b > 1 a,b > 1 such that the above equation satisfies.


The answer is 1280.

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1 solution

Mietantei Conan
Nov 17, 2015

Let a = g x a=gx and b = g y b=gy where g = g c d ( a , b ) g=gcd(a,b) . It can be easily seen that g y gy \leqslant 5 g x 5gx . The equation becomes g 5 x y x 5 x = y y g^{5x-y}x^{5x}=y^y . Thus x 5 x y y x^{5x}|y^y ; implying x = 1 x=1 . So we get g 5 y = y y g^{5-y}=y^y . Now y y \leqslant 5. On inspection only y = 4 y=4 satisfies the required condition. At last a = 4 4 a=4^4 and b = 4 5 b=4^5 .

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