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Multiple Solutions to Exponential Diophantine Equations of Ramanujan-Nagell type: $Cz^2 = D + A.B^n$

General Mathematics 2026-02-09 v1

Abstract

Ramanujan found five solutions to the exponential Diophantine equation z2+7=2nz^2+7= 2^n where zz and nn are positive integers, and posed the problem of determining whether there are any more. Nagell was the first to prove that there were not. It is natural to then ask if there are other similar Diophantine equations with multiple solutions. In particular, equations of the form Cz2=D+A.BnCz^2=D+A.B^n are known as equations of Ramanujan-Nagell type. Three examples are known with six solutions. Summaries of multiple solutions for different cases are presented. In particular the equation z2=277665.176+34nz^2=277665.17^6+34^n is found to have four solutions and is conjectured to be the only such non-trivial equation of Ramanujan-Nagell type with four solutions when A=C=1A=C=1 and BB is not a power of 2.

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@article{arxiv.2602.06073,
  title  = {Multiple Solutions to Exponential Diophantine Equations of Ramanujan-Nagell type: $Cz^2 = D + A.B^n$},
  author = {Philip Gibbs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.06073},
  year   = {2026}
}