Generalized Mersenne Numbers of the form cx^2

DOI10.33039/AMI.2022.05.002zbMATH Open1524.11012arXiv2205.06235MaRDI QIDQ6399019FDOQ6399019

Authors: Azizul Hoque 

Publication date: 12 May 2022

Abstract: Generalized Mersenne numbers are defined as $M_{p,n}=p^n-p+1$, where $p$ is any prime and $n$ is any positive integer. Here, we prove that for each pair $(c,p)$ with $cgeq1$ an integer, there is at most one $M_{p,n}$ of the form $c{x}^2$ with a few exceptions.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exponential Diophantine equations (11D61) Factorization; primality (11A51)

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