Abstract

We give a short proof that for each multiplicative subgroup $H$ of finite index in ${\mathbb{Q}}^{+}$, the set of integers $a$ with $a,a+1\in H$ is an IP-set. This generalizes a theorem of Hildebrand concerning completely multiplicative functions taking values in the $k$-th roots of unity.

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