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Prove that for every natural number \( n>2 \) there exists an integer \( k \) that can be written as the sum of \( i \) positive perfect squares, for every \( i \) between \( 2 \) and \( n \).
Let the sequence $\{a_n\}$ satisfy $a_{n+1}=a_n^3+103,n=1,2,...$. Prove that at most one integer $n$ such that $a_n$ is a perfect square.
Determine all triples $(p, q, r)$ of prime numbers for which $p^q + p^r$ is a perfect square.
a. Determine all nonnegative integers $x$ and $y$ so that $3^x + 7^y$ is a perfect square and $y$ is even. b. Determine all nonnegative integers $x$ and $y$ so that $3^x + 7^y$ is a perfect square and $y$ is odd
Find the least possible number of elements which can be deleted from the set $\{1,2,...,20\}$ so that the sum of no two different remaining numbers is not a perfect square. N. Sedrakian , I.Voronovich
Show that an integer $= 7 \mod 8$ cannot be sum of three squares.
Show that the sum of three consecutive perfect cubes can always be written as the difference between two perfect squares.
For a positive integer $n$ we denote $D_2(n)$ to the number of divisors of $n$ which are perfect squares and $D_3(n)$ to the number of divisors of $n$ which are perfect cubes. Prove that there exists such that $D_2(n)=999D_3(n).$ Note. The perfect squares are $1^2,2^2,3^2,4^2,…$ , the perfect cubes are $1^3,2^3,3^3,4^3,…$ .
Find all positive integers $n$ such that $(n^2 + 11n - 4) \cdot n! + 33 \cdot 13^n + 4$ is a perfect square
Let us say that the pair $(m, n)$ of two positive different integers m and n is [i]nice [/i] if $mn$ and $(m + 1)(n + 1)$ are perfect squares. Prove that for each positive integer m there exists at least one $n > m$ such that the pair $(m, n)$ is nice. (Yury Markelov)
For positive real numbers $x$ and $y$, define their special mean to be average of their arithmetic and geometric means. Find the total number of pairs of integers $(x, y)$, with $x \le y$, from the set of numbers $\{1,2,...,2016\}$, such that the special mean of $x$ and $y$ is a perfect square.
Suppose that $a$ and $ b$ are positive integers such that $$c = a +\frac{b}{a} -\frac{1}{b}$$ is an integer. Prove that $c$ is a perfect square.
Given any $n$ positive integers, and a sequence of $2^n$ integers (with terms among them), prove there exists a subsequence made of consecutive terms, such that the product of its terms is a perfect square. Also show that we cannot replace $2^n$ with any lower value (therefore $2^n$ is the threshold value for this property).
Determine all solutions of the equation $4^x + 4^y + 4^z = u^2$ for integers $x,y,z$ and $u$.
Find all integers $n$ for which $9n + 16$ and $16n + 9$ are both perfect squares.
Determine all integers $n$ for which $\frac{4n-2}{n+5}$ is the square of a rational number.
A sequence $(a_n)_{n \in N}$ of squares of nonzero integers is such that for each $n$ the difference $a_{n+1} - a_n$ is a prime or the square of a prime. Show that all such sequences are finite and determine the longest sequence.
Let $n$ be a positive integer such that $n(n+3)$ is a perfect square of an integer, prove that $n$ is not a multiple of $3$.
The prime number $p > 2$ and the integer $n$ are given. Prove that the number $pn^2$ has no more than one divisor $d$ for which $n^2+d$ is the square of the natural number. .
How many positive integer divisors of $201^9$ are perfect squares or perfect cubes (or both)? $\textbf{(A) } 32 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 36 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 37 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 39 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 41$
Let $n$ be a natural number. Call $a$ the smallest natural number you need to subtract from $n$ to get a perfect square. Call $b$ the smallest natural number that you must add to $n$ to get a perfect square. Prove that $n - ab$ is a perfect square.
Prove that the product of four consecutive natural numbers cannot be the square of an integer.
An integer $n$ is said to be [i]good[/i] if $|n|$ is not the square of an integer. Determine all integers $m$ with the following property: $m$ can be represented, in infinitely many ways, as a sum of three distinct good integers whose product is the square of an odd integer. [i]Proposed by Hojoo Lee, Korea[/i]
Let $ a$ and $ b$ be two positive integers such that $ a \cdot b \plus{} 1$ divides $ a^{2} \plus{} b^{2}$. Show that $ \frac {a^{2} \plus{} b^{2}}{a \cdot b \plus{} 1}$ is a perfect square.