Question 3
(CUB 3; IMO 1) Let $n\gt m\ge1$ be natural numbers such that the groups of the last three digits in the decimal representation of $1978^m,1978^n$ coincide. Find the ordered pair $(m,n)$ of such $m,n$ for which $m+n$ is minimal.
IMO Shortlist · IMO 1978 — Shortlisted problems