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A quotient and square problem (Posted on 2006-09-23)

Determine all primes m for which the quotient (2^m-1 - 1)/m is a perfect square.

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re: prelimanary findings

| Comment 2 of 5 |

(In reply to prelimanary findings by Charlie)

I came to the same two values for m as did Charlie -- 3 and 7.

Charile went through many more iterations than I before an overflow occured. (Excel spreadsheets do not allow for direct methods using large calculations).

Posted by Dej Mar on 2006-09-23 16:54:28

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