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2005 a square? Baseless! (Posted on 2005-05-30) Difficulty: 3 of 5
2005 base 10 is not a square. Neither is 2005 base 7 a square (equal 2*7^3+5=691). Is there any base b such that 2005 base b is a square?

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re(3): Solution | Comment 12 of 18 |
(In reply to re(2): Solution by Bruno)

And, certainly, Robby's solution is much more concise than that Richard and I obtained.
  Posted by pcbouhid on 2005-06-01 00:35:35

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