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An Equation Diophantus Never Considered (Posted on 2024-08-18) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Determine all possible values of an integer n that satisfy this equation:
n! + n = n2

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re: Solution *More division Comment 2 of 2 |
(In reply to Solution by Brian Smith)

Or after testing n=0,1 just divide by n*(n-1), giving (n-2)!=1 and (n-2)=0,1.
  Posted by xdog on 2024-08-18 17:35:57

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