Find the number of pairs of positive integer numbers , satisfying .
Solution
Note that if , then the pair satisfies the equation and vice versa: if a pair is the solution of equation, then . That is, the number of solutions equals to the number of divisors of the kind of . By the Legendre theorem the latter equals: .
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