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Sums of Squares (Posted on 2005-02-21)

Some integers cannot be written as a sum of distinct positive squares. Does there exist a largest such integer? If so, find it.

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(In reply to solution by Tom)

Note the word "such" in the problem statement.

Posted by David Shin on 2005-03-01 19:14:31

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