Find all the triples of non-negative integers for which the number
is integer and is prime.
Solution
Answer , , .
Let , then , , and
is a non-negative integer. By expanding brackets we obtain that the number is integer, too. But the numbers , , are not divisible by , therefore the number is (non negative) integer. That is possible for the triples , , only.
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