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The objective of the paper is to determine the complete solutions for the Diophantine equation $x^2 + 3^{\alpha}113^{\beta} = y^{\mathfrak{n}}$ in positive integers $x$ and $y$ (where $x, y \geq 1$), non-negative exponents $\alpha$ and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-05-20 S. Muthuvel , R. Venkatraman

In this paper, we use a variety of classical and new research methods for ternary exponential Diophantine equations and extensive use of computer calculations to study the conjecture of R. Scott and R. Styer which asserts that for any fixed…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-22 Takafumi Miyazaki , Reese Scott , Robert Styer

In this paper we examine the diophantine equation $x^k-y^k=x-y$ where $k$ is a positive integer $\geq 2$, and consider its applications. While the complete solution of the equation $x^k-y^k=x-y$ in positive rational numbers is already known…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-03-22 Ajai Choudhry , Jarosław Wróblewski

In this short note we present a method of solving this Diophantine equation, method which is different from Ljunggren's, Mordell's, and R.K.Guy's.

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Florentin Smarandache

For relatively prime integers $a$ and $b$ both greater than one and odd integer $c$, there are at most two solutions in positive integers $(x,y,z)$ to the equation $a^x + b^y = c^z$. There are an infinite number of $(a,b,c)$ giving exactly…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-07-11 Reese Scott , Robert Styer

In this paper, we determine the primitive solutions of the Diophantine equation $(x-d)^2+x^2+(x+d)^2=y^n$ when $n\geq 2$ and $d=p^b$, $p$ a prime and $p\leq 10^4$. The main ingredients are the characterization of primitive divisors on…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-05-16 Angelos Koutsianas

Let p, c be distinct odd primes, and l \ge 2 an integer. We find sufficient conditions for the Diophantine equation cy^l=(x^p-1)/(x-1) not to have integer solutions

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-02-26 Mohammad Sadek

Let $A\subset \N_{+}$ and by $P_{A}(n)$ denotes the number of partitions of an integer $n$ into parts from the set $A$. The aim of this paper is to prove several result concerning the existence of integer solutions of Diophantine equations…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-09-27 Szabolcs Tengely , Maciej Ulas

Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be fixed coprime positive integers with $\min\{a,b,c\}>1$. In this survey, we consider some unsolved problems and related works concerning the positive integer solutions $(x,y,z)$ of the ternary purely exponential…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-11-12 Maohua Le , Reese Scott , Robert Styer

Let $a,b,c$ be fixed coprime positive integers with $\min\{a,b,c\}>1$. In this paper, combining the Gel'fond-Baker method with an elementary approach, we prove that if $\max\{a,b,c\}>5\times 10^{27}$, then the equation $a^x+b^y=c^z$ has at…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-02-14 Yongzhong Hu , Maohua Le

We show that there are at most two solutions in positive integers $(x,y,z)$ to the equation $a^x+b^y=c^z$ for positive integers $a$, $b$, and $c$ all greater than one, with just one exceptional case when $\gcd(a,b)=1$, and just one…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-12-25 Reese Scott , Robert Styer

In this note we investigate the set $S(n)$ of positive integer solutions of the title Diophantine equation. In particular, for a given $n$ we prove boundedness of the number of solutions, give precise upper bound on the common value of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-03-09 Piotr Miska , Maciej Ulas

Let $\mathbb{N}$ be the set of all positive integers and let $a,\, b,\, c$ be nonzero integers such that $\gcd\left(a,\, b,\, c\right)=1$. In this paper, we prove the following three results: (1) the solvability of the matrix equation…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-01-02 Hongjian Li , Pingzhi Yuan

Let $k,l\geq2$ be fixed integers. In this paper, firstly, we prove that all solutions of the equation $(x+1)^{k}+(x+2)^{k}+...+(lx)^{k}=y^{n}$ in integers $x,y,n$ with $x,y\geq1, n\geq2$ satisfy $n<C_{1}$ where $C_{1}=C_{1}(l,k)$ is an…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-01-11 Gökhan Soydan

Let $r, v, n$ be positive integers. This paper investigate the number of solutions $s_{r,v}(n)$ of the following infinite Diophantine equations $$ n=1^{r}\cdot |k_{1}|^{v}+2^{r}\cdot |k_{2}|^{v}+3^{r}\cdot |k_{3}|^{v}+\ldots, $$ for ${\bf…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-04-06 Nian Hong Zhou , Yalin Sun

We prove that the Diophantine equation N X^2 + 2^L 3^M = Y^N has no solutions (N,X,Y,L,M) in positive integers with N > 1 and gcd(NX,Y) = 1, generalizing results of Luca, Wang and Wang, and Luca and Soydan. Our proofs use results of Bilu,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-04-18 Eva G. Goedhart , Helen G. Grundman

Let $\{x_{n}\}_{n \geq 0}$ be the balancing-like sequence defined by $x_{n+1} = A x_{n} - x_{n-1}$, for $A>2$, where $x_0 = 0$ and $x_1 = 1$. In this paper, we demonstrate how to find all the solutions of the Diophantine equation,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-07-19 Bijan Kumar Patel , Prashant Tiwari

Since 1772, when Euler first described two methods of obtaining two pairs of biquadrates with equal sums, several methods of solving the diophantine equation $x^4+y^4=z^4+w^4$ have been published. All these methods yield parametric…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2024-04-01 Ajai Choudhry , Arman Shamsi Zargar

In 1876 Brocard, and independently in 1913 Ramanujan, asked to find all integer solutions for the equation $n!=x^2-1$. It is conjectured that this equation has only three solutions, but up to now this is an open problem. Overholt observed…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-09-26 Saša Novaković

In this note we find all the solutions of the Diophantine equation $x^4\pm y^4=iz^2$ using elliptic curves over $\mathbb Q(i)$. Also, using the same method we give a new proof of Hilbert's result that the equation $x^4\pm y^4=z^2$ has only…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-11-24 Filip Najman