Let is a prime number and let is the sum of the squares of six consecutive positive integers. Prove that .
Solution
From the conditions of the problem, we have that
so, we have that
and
If one of the numbers or is divisible with , then we have a contradiction with the condition that is a prime number. So, . Then,
Since is an even number, we have that .
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