Problem

Source: Peruvian IMO TST 2020, P4

Tags: functional equation, algebra



Find all functions $\,f: {\mathbb{N}}\rightarrow {\mathbb{N}}\,$ such that\[f(a)^{bf(b^2)}\le a^{f(b)^3}\hspace{0.2in}\text{for all}\,a,b\in \mathbb{N}. \]