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A Unique Perfect Power Decagonal Number

Number Theory 2023-06-22 v2

Abstract

Let Ps(n)\mathcal{P}_s(n) denote the nnth ss-gonal number. We consider the equation Ps(n)=ym,\mathcal{P}_s(n) = y^m, for integers n,s,y,n,s,y, and mm. All solutions to this equation are known for m>2m>2 and s{3,5,6,8,20}s \in \{3,5,6,8,20 \}. We consider the case s=10s=10, that of decagonal numbers. Using a descent argument and the modular method, we prove that the only decagonal number >1>1 expressible as a perfect mmth power with m>1m>1 is P10(3)=33\mathcal{P}_{10}(3) = 3^3.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2106.09554,
  title  = {A Unique Perfect Power Decagonal Number},
  author = {Philippe Michaud-Rodgers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.09554},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

5 pages. Some typos corrected

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