Problem

Source: 2006 Estonia National Olympiad Final Round grade 10 p2

Tags: number theory, Perfect Square, divisible



Let $a, b$ and $c$ be positive integers such that $ab + 1, bc + 1$ and $ca + 1$ are all integer squares. a) Give an example of such numbers $a, b$ and $c$. b) Prove that at least one of the numbers $a, b$ and $c$ is divisible by $4$