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MathNet 2017-part-03 — 176 problems (EN–VI) Question 102

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2017-part-03 — 176 problems (EN–VI)

Question 102

Let $m$ and $n$ be two integers and define $a_0 = m$, $a_1 = n$ and $a_{k+1} = 4a_k - 5a_{k-1}$ for $k \ge 1$. If $p \gt 5$ is a prime such that $p-1$ is divisible by $4$, then show that there are integers $m$ and $n$ such that $p$ does not divide $a_k$ for any $k \ge 0$.