Skip to content / Đến nội dung
ThichHocToan.com

MathNet 2025 — Part 01 (100 complete bilingual questions) Question 76

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2025 — Part 01 (100 complete bilingual questions)

Question 76

Let $n \ge 2$ be a natural number and let $a_1, a_2, \dots, a_n$ be nonzero integers such that $a_1 + a_2 + \dots + a_n = a_1 a_2 \dots a_n$.
Prove that the number $(a_1^2 - 1)(a_2^2 - 1)\dots(a_n^2 - 1)$ is a perfect square.