Ivan Shishkin, Birch Forest

Even-odd equality

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Suppose that

ab=cdab=cd

where aa and cc are even integers, while bb and dd are odd integers.
Is it necessarily the case that a=ca=c and b=db=d ?

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Solution by Ancient Tree

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Counter-example : 2×15=6×52\times 15=6\times 5.