Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers that can't be represented in form $a^{bc} - b^{ad}$, where $a, b, c, d$ are positive integers and $a, b>1$. Proposed by Anton Trygub, Oleksii Masalitin
Source: Ukrainian Mathematical Olympiad 2024. Day 2, Problem 8.7
Tags: number theory
Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers that can't be represented in form $a^{bc} - b^{ad}$, where $a, b, c, d$ are positive integers and $a, b>1$. Proposed by Anton Trygub, Oleksii Masalitin