Problem

Source: Bulgaria NMO 2024, Problem 1

Tags: arithmetic sequence, number theory



Is it true that for any positive integer $n>1$, there exists an infinite arithmetic progression $M_n$ of positive integers, such that for any $m \in M_n$, the number $n^m-1$ is not a perfect power (a positive integer is a perfect power if it is of the form $a^b$ for positive integers $a, b>1$)?