Find the least positive integer , such that there exist positive integers , and , none of which is a perfect square and
Solution
It is easy to be seen that the left hand side is divisible by implying that the equation has no solution for .
Let . We have , and . We use the identity
where , and . We apply the above identity first for and , and then for the obtained triples and and obtain and .
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