A Unique Perfect Power Decagonal Number
Number Theory
2023-06-22 v2
Abstract
Let denote the th -gonal number. We consider the equation for integers and . All solutions to this equation are known for and . We consider the case , that of decagonal numbers. Using a descent argument and the modular method, we prove that the only decagonal number expressible as a perfect th power with is .
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