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Problem 5
n(n+1)(n+2)=m^r, no solutions
n(n+1)(n+2)=m^r, no solutions
Source: VTRMC 2014 P5
May 10, 2021
Diophantine equation
number theory
Problem Statement
Let
n
≥
1
n\ge1
n
≥
1
and
r
≥
2
r\ge2
r
≥
2
be positive integers. Prove that there is no integer
m
m
m
such that
n
(
n
+
1
)
(
n
+
2
)
=
m
r
n(n+1)(n+2)=m^r
n
(
n
+
1
)
(
n
+
2
)
=
m
r
.
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