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Never a square (Posted on 2017-02-26)

Let each of x₁, x₂, x₃, …, x₇₇₇, y₁, y₂, y₃, …, y₇₇₇ be an arbitrary non-zero integer number.
Consider the product

P = (2x₁² +3y₁²) * (2x₂² +3y₂²) * (2x₃² +3y₃²) * ...* (2x₇₇₇² +3y₇₇₇²).

Prove: P cannot be a square number.

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Subject	Author	Date
re(4): Poossible solution...very creative!	broll	2017-03-04 08:40:33
re(3): Poossible solution...very creative!	Ady TZIDON	2017-02-27 07:05:58
re(2): Poossible solution...very creative!	broll	2017-02-27 05:02:09
re: Poossible solution...very creative!	Ady TZIDON	2017-02-27 04:41:25
Poossible solution	broll	2017-02-27 01:21:33

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