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42324 \cdot 232 If a,b,ca, b, c are positive integers, satisfying c=(a+bi)3107ic=(a+b i)^{3}-107 i, find cc (where i2=1i^{2}=-1 ).

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Solution

[Solution] From the given information, we have
c=(a33ab2)+i(3a2bb3107). c=\left(a^{3}-3 a b^{2}\right)+i\left(3 a^{2} b-b^{3}-107\right).

Since cc is a positive integer, we have
3a2bb3107=0, 3 a^{2} b-b^{3}-107=0,

which simplifies to
b(3a2b2)=107. b\left(3 a^{2}-b^{2}\right)=107.

Since a,ba, b are positive integers, and 107 is a prime number, there can only be the following two scenarios.
Scenario 1 \quad\left\{b=107,3a2b2=1.\begin{array}{l}b=107, \\ 3 a^{2}-b^{2}=1 .\end{array}\right.

In this case, 3a2=1072+13 a^{2}=107^{2}+1.
However, the left side of the equation is a multiple of 3, while the right side is not a multiple of 3, so the equation cannot hold. In other words, Scenario 1 cannot occur.
Scenario 2 \quad\left\{b=1,3a2b2=107.\begin{array}{l}b=1, \\ 3 a^{2}-b^{2}=107 .\end{array}\right.

In this case, 3a2=1083 a^{2}=108, solving for aa gives a=6a=6.
Also, \quad c=a33ab2=633×6×12=198c=a^{3}-3 a b^{2}=6^{3}-3 \times 6 \times 1^{2}=198.

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