Problem

Source: Bulgaria 1981 P4

Tags: number theory, Diophantine equation



Let $n$ be an odd positive integer. Prove that if the equation $\frac1x+\frac1y=\frac4n$ has a solution in positive integers $x,y$, then $n$ has at least one divisor of the form $4k-1$, $k\in\mathbb N$.