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Suppose that $f:\{1, 2,\ldots ,1600\}\rightarrow\{1, 2,\ldots ,1600\}$ satisfies $f(1)=1$ and \[f^{2005}(x)=x\quad\text{for}\ x=1,2,\ldots ,1600. \] $(a)$ Prove that $f$ has a fixed point different from $1$. $(b)$ Find all $n>1600$ such that any $f:\{1,\ldots ,n\}\rightarrow\{1,\ldots ,n\}$ satisfying the above condition has at least two fixed points.