IMO 2018 Shortlist N4

Let a1, a2, ..., an, ... be a sequen e of positive integers su h that a1 a2 a2 a3 ¨¨¨ an´1 an an a1 is an integer for al...

IMO 2018 Shortlist N4

Category: Number Theory

Problem

Let a1, a2, ..., an, ... be a sequen e of positive integers su h that a1 a2 a2 a3 ¨¨¨ an´1 an an a1 is an integer for all n ě k, where k is some positive integer. Prove that there exists a positive integer m su h that an “ an`1 for all n ě m. (Mongolia)