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MathNet 2021 — Part 02 Question 54

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2021 — Part 02

Question 54

A sequence $a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, \ldots$ of positive integers satisfies $a_{1}\gt 5$ and $a_{n+1}=5+6+\cdots+a_{n}$ for all positive integers $n$. Determine all prime numbers $p$ such that, regardless of the value of $a_{1}$, this sequence must contain a multiple of $p$.