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Number theory Difficulty 5.0 AIME Find the answer

Example 5. Find the integer solutions of the equation 1!+2!+3!++x!=y21!+2!+3!+\cdots+x!=y^{2}.

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Solution

Solve 1!=1,1!+2!=3\because 1!=1,1!+2!=3, 1!+2!+3!=9,1!+2!+3!+4!=331!+2!+3!=9, \quad 1!+2!+3!+4!=33.
When n5n \geqslant 5, the last digit of n!n! is 0,
\therefore the last digit of 1!+2!+3!++n!1!+2!+3!+\cdots+n! is 3.
According to the property of square numbers (1). It must be n<5n<5, and it is evident that the integer
solutions of the equation are {x=1,3,y=1,3,\left\{\begin{array}{l}x=1,3, \\ y=1,3,\end{array}\right.

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