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The strong Fermat-Catalan Equation

Number Theory 2025-09-24 v1

Abstract

We give a cyclotomic proof of the fact that the equation xp+ypx+y=pezq\frac{x^p + y^p}{x+y} = p^e z^q has no solutions in coprime integers x,y,zx,y,z and p>3;qp > 3; q, a pair of distinct odd primes.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2509.18275,
  title  = {The strong Fermat-Catalan Equation},
  author = {Preda Mihailescu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.18275},
  year   = {2025}
}
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