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27-8=19 (Posted on 2015-03-31)

19 is the only prime which is equal to the difference of two cubes of primes.

Prove the above statement.

See The Solution Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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re: Solution ...........add the conclusion

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(In reply to Solution by Jer)

To conclude the proof one should add:

For p=3, q=2 the value of p^2+pq+q^2 is 9+6+4=19 q.e.d.

Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2015-04-01 09:53:59

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