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IMO 2023 — Complete Shortlist Question 28

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Question 28

A sequence of integers $a_{0}, a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots$ is called kawaii, if $a_{0}=0, a_{1}=1$, and, for any positive integer $n$, we have

$$
\left(a_{n+1}-3 a_{n}+2 a_{n-1}\right)\left(a_{n+1}-4 a_{n}+3 a_{n-1}\right)=0 .
$$

An integer is called kawaii if it belongs to a kawaii sequence.
Suppose that two consecutive positive integers $m$ and $m+1$ are both kawaii (not necessarily belonging to the same kawaii sequence). Prove that 3 divides $m$, and that $m / 3$ is kawaii.