Problem

Source: Own. Malaysian APMO CST 2023 P1

Tags: algebra



For which $n\ge 3$ does there exist positive integers $a_1<a_2<\cdots <a_n$, such that: $$a_n=a_1+...+a_{n-1}, \hspace{0.5cm} \frac{1}{a_1}=\frac{1}{a_2}+...+\frac{1}{a_n}$$are both true? Proposed by Ivan Chan Kai Chin