If and are positive integers which satisfy
What is the value of ?
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Let rewrite the equation to:
m n + m n + 1 + m n + 2 = m n ( 1 + m + m 2 )
So m n is a factor of 39, so m n = 1 , 3 , 1 3 , 3 9 . Analyzing all the possibilities and considering that m n 3 9 = 1 + m + m 2 , so m = 3 and n = 1 .
Therefore n m = 1 3 = 1