We have $3^n + 5^n= 3(3^{n-1} +5^{n-1}) + 2*5^{n-1}$
So if $3^{n-1} +5^{n-1} $ divides $3^n +5^n $ then it divides $2*5^{n-1}$
But $3^{n-1} +5^{n-1} $ does not divide $5^{n-1}$ and they are co-primes
So $3^{n-1} +5^{n-1} $ divides 2
So $3^{n-1} +5^{n-1}$ = 1 or 2 so we get n= 1
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