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Powers of 2 vs some factorials (Posted on 2022-06-08) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Prove that equation
2x-y! = 2
Has only 2 valid integer solutions.

Bonus: How about x2-y! = 2 ?

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Solution D1 solution Comment 5 of 5 |
2^2-2!=4-2=2
2^3-3!=8-6=2

For all y>=4, y! is divisible by 4. Therefore, y!+2 cannot be a power of 2.

2^2-2!=4-2=2
-2^2-2!=4-2=2

For all y>=4, y! is divisible by 4. There is no x such that x^2=2 mod 4. Therefore, x^2-y! cannot be 2.


  Posted by Math Man on 2022-06-08 12:23:37
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