Problem

Source: 2021 Taiwan TST Round 2 Independent Study 1-N

Tags: number theory, Taiwan



Let $S$ be a set of positive integers such that for every $a,b\in S$, there always exists $c\in S$ such that $c^2$ divides $a(a+b)$. Show that there exists an $a\in S$ such that $a$ divides every element of $S$. Proposed by usjl