Problem

Source: 2018 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad - P4

Tags: algebra, number theory, polynomial



Find all polynomials $p(x)$ with real coefficients that have the following property: there exists a polynomial $q(x)$ with real coefficients such that $$p(1) + p(2) + p(3) +\dots + p(n) = p(n)q(n)$$for all positive integers $n$.