A note on three consecutive powerful numbers (Q6941723)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 8081396
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 8081396 |
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A note on three consecutive powerful numbers (English)
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19 August 2025
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The paper concerns the conjecture of P. Erdős, R. A. Mollin and P. Walsh stating that there do not exist three consecutive powerful numbers. The author studies a variant of this problem and proves that there are no three consecutive powerful numbers such that the middle term is a perfect cube and each of the other two has only one prime factor occurring to an odd power. The proof combines elementary number-theoretic arguments with the theory of Pell-type equations and elliptic curves.\N\NThe article is clearly written and provides a natural invitation to further investigations on powerful numbers and related Diophantine problems.
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consecutive powerful numbers
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Pell equations
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elliptic curves
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