Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be positive integers such that the product $ab$ divides the product $c(c^2-c+1)$ and the sum $a+b$ is divisible the number $c^2+1$. Prove that the sets ${a,b}$ and ${c,c^2-c+1}$ coincide.
Source: MOP 2006 Homework - Black Group
Tags: number theory unsolved, number theory
Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be positive integers such that the product $ab$ divides the product $c(c^2-c+1)$ and the sum $a+b$ is divisible the number $c^2+1$. Prove that the sets ${a,b}$ and ${c,c^2-c+1}$ coincide.
