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In this paper, we begin the study of the Fermat equation $x^n+y^n=z^n$ over real biquadratic fields. In particular, we prove that there are no non-trivial solutions to the Fermat equation over $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{2},\sqrt{3})$ for $n\geq 4$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-02-26 Maleeha Khawaja , Frazer Jarvis

We extend results of Jagy and Kaplansky and the present authors and show that for all $k\geq 3$ there are infinitely many positive integers $n$, which cannot be written as $x^2+y^2+z^k=n$ for positive integers $x,y,z$, where for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-07-12 Rainer Dietmann , Christian Elsholtz

The well-known Lagrange's four-square theorem states that any integer $n\in\mathbb{N}=\{0,1,2,...\}$ can be written as the sum of four squares. Recently, Z.-W. Sun investigated the representations of $n$ as $x^2+y^2+z^2+w^2$ with certain…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-06-04 Hai-Liang Wu , Zhi-Wei Sun

Given odd, coprime integers $a$, $b$ ($a>0$), we consider the Diophantine equation $ax^2+b^{2l}=4y^n$, $x, y\in\Bbb Z$, $l \in \Bbb N$, $n$ odd prime, $\gcd(x,y)=1$. We completely solve the above Diophantine equation for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-01-15 Andrzej Dąbrowski , Nursena Günhan , Gökhan Soydan

In this paper we present some new results about unlike powers in arithmetic progression. We prove among other things that for given $k\geq 4$ and $L\geq 3$ there are only finitely many arithmetic progressions of the form…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 N. Bruin , K. Gyory , L. Hajdu , Sz. Tengely

Using only elementary arguments, Cassels and Uchiyama (independently) determined all squares that are sums of three consecutive cubes. Zhongfeng Zhang extended this result and determined all perfect powers that are sums of three consecutive…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-11-20 Alejandro Argáez-García , Vandita Patel

This note proves two theorems regarding Fermat-type equation $x^r + y^r = dz^p$ where $r \geq 5$ is a prime. Our main result shows that, for infinitely many integers~$d$, the previous equation has no non-trivial primitive solutions such…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-06-13 Nuno Freitas , Filip Najman

In our notice we propose the classification of some quartic equations with only trivial solutions by the auxiliary equations. For proving trivial solutions of the quartic equations we use method infinite descent based on the number of prime…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-11-07 Felix Sidokhine

The Erd\"{o}s--Straus conjecture states that the equation $\frac{4}{n}=\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}$ has positive integer solutions $x,y,z$ for every postive integers $n\geq 2$. In this short note we find explicity the solutions of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-08-25 Mario Gionfriddo , Elena Guardo

In this paper, we gave solutions of the Diophantine equations 16^{x}+p^{y}=z^{2}, 64^{x}+p^{y}=z^{2} where p is an odd prime, n is a positive integer and x,y,z are non-negative integers. Finally we gave a generalization of the Diophantine…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-02-13 Bilge Peker , Selin Inag Cenberci

We prove two results concerning the generalized Fermat equation $x^4+y^4=z^p$. In particular we prove that the First Case is true if $p \neq 7$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Luis Dieulefait

Euler proves that the sum of two 4th powers can't be a 4th power and that the difference of two distinct non-zero 4th powers can't be a 4th power and Fermat's theorem that the equation x(x+1)/2=y^4 can only be solved in integers if x=1 and…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2012-02-20 Leonhard Euler , Artur Diener , Alexander Aycock

A conjecture of N. Terai states that for any integer $k>1$, the equation $x^2+(2k-1)^y =k^z$ has only one solution, namely, $(x, y, z) = (k-1, 1, 2).$ Using the structure of class groups of binary quadratic forms, we prove the conjecture…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-12-05 Maohua Le , Anitha Srinivasan

We prove that the equation $(x-3r)^3+(x-2r)^3 + (x-r)^3 + x^3 + (x+r)^3 + (x+2r)^3+(x+3r)^3= y^p$ only has solutions which satisfy $xy=0$ for $1\leq r\leq 10^6$ and $p\geq 5$ prime. This article complements the work on the equations…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-11-06 Alejandro Argáez-García , Vandita Patel

Representative examples of our results are as follows. For any positive integer $N$ the equation $$ x^3+y^3=z^3+t^3, \quad x,y,z,t\in \mathbb{N}, \quad \{x,y\}\not=\{z,t\} $$ has no solutions satisfying $$ N\le x,y,z,t <…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-07 M. Z. Garaev , F. M. Garayev , S. V. Konyagin

An important unsolved problem in Diophantine number theory is to establish a general method to effectively find all solutions to any given $S$-unit equation with at least four terms. Although there are many works contributing to this…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-03-04 Takafumi Miyazaki

In this paper, by using the arithmetic theory of ternary quadratic forms, we study some refinements on Lagrange's four-square theorem. For example, given positive integers $a,b$ satisfying some algebraic conditions and a positive integer…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-03 Hai-Liang Wu , Yue-Feng She

We study the solutions of a Diophantine equation of the form $a^x+b^y=c^z$, where $a\equiv 2 \pmod 4$, $b\equiv 3 \pmod 4$ and $\gcd (a,b,c)=1$. The main result is that if there exists a solution $(x,y,z)=(2,2,r)$ with $r>1$ odd then this…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-05-13 Mihai Cipu , Maurice Mignotte

In 2016 Izadi and Nabardi (b) showed (4-2-4) has infinitely many integer solutions. They used a specific congruent number elliptic curve.In 2019 Janfada and Nabardi,item C, showed that a necessary condition for n to have an integral…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2022-08-23 Seiji Tomita , Oliver Couto

In our work we study the equations of the form $aX^4+bX^2 Y^2+cY^4=dZ^2$ over Gaussian integers by a method of the resolvents. We study as a new equations $X^4+6X^2 Y^2+Y^4=Z^2$ (Mordell's equation over $\mathbb{Z}[i]$),…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-08-01 Felix Sidokhine