Problem

Source: 2024 Korea winter program practice test P5

Tags: number theory, polynomial



For each positive integer $n>1$, if $n=p_1^{\alpha_1}p_2^{\alpha_2}\cdots p_k^{\alpha_k}$($p_i$ are pairwise different prime numbers and $\alpha_i$ are positive integers), define $f(n)$ as $\alpha_1+\alpha_2+\cdots+\alpha_k$. For $n=1$, let $f(1)=0$. Find all pairs of integer polynomials $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ such that for any positive integer $m$, $f(P(m))=Q(f(m))$ holds.