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TOP 10 problems of Week#2

This week was full Number Theory and algebra biased!! 😄 Do try all the problems first!! And if you guys get any nice solutions , do post in the comments section! Here are the walkthroughs of this week's top 5 Number Theory problems! 5th position (1999 JBMO P2):  For each nonnegative integer $n$ we define $A_n = 2^{3n}+3^{6n+2}+5^{6n+2}$. Find the greatest common divisor of the numbers $A_0,A_1,\ldots, A_{1999}$. Walkthrough: It doesn't require a walkthrough, I wrote this here, cause it's a cute problem for the person who has just started Contest math :P a. What is $A_0$? b. Find out $A_1$. c. Show that $\boxed{7}$ is the required answer! 4th position (APMO, Evan Chen's orders modulo a prime handout):   Let $a,b,c$ be distinct integers. Given that $a | bc + b + c, b | ca + c + a$ and $c | ab + a + b$, prove that at least one of $a, b, c$ is not prime. Walkthrough: Fully thanks to  MSE  ! (Also one should try MSE, it has helped me a lot, ofc it's more tilted to Colle...