Determine prime positive integers and satisfying the equation
Solution
The given equation can be written as
For is not possible. Hence we should have .
Therefore from (2) we conclude that:
Next we distinguish the cases::
* If , then and . Hence the equation has no solutions..
* If , then , and hence (3), since is prime, gives . Thus from equation (1) we obtain
Therefore, since , we have the solution .
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