A necessary condition for a congruent number of the form $8k+3$
Number Theory
2026-04-28 v1
Abstract
A positive square-free integer is called a \textit{congruent number} if it arises as the area of a right triangle with rational side lengths. Let be a square-free integer, where each and , with the and being distinct primes. In this article, we present a congruence relation modulo powers of 2 between the 2-part of the class numbers of and , under the assumption that is a congruent number, using a modified R\'edei matrix.
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@article{arxiv.2604.23450,
title = {A necessary condition for a congruent number of the form $8k+3$},
author = {Shamik Das and Sudipa Mondal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.23450},
year = {2026}
}
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12 pages