Problem

Source: Tournament of Towns, Senior O-Level , Spring 2019 p2

Tags: number theory, Sum of powers, Divisibility



Consider two positive integers $a$ and $b$ such that $a^{n+1} + b^{n+1}$ is divisible by $a^n + b^n$ for infinitely many positive integers $n$. Is it necessarily true that $a = b$? (Boris Frenkin)