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Checking the quantity (Posted on 2023-09-23) Difficulty: 3 of 5

p^a+q^b=r^c

How many distinct solutions of the equation above are there, subject to the following constraints:

p, q, & r distinct primes
a, b, & c distinct positive integers,
each more than one
None of the powers exceeds 1111.

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON    
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re: Puzzle Answer | Comment 4 of 8 |
(In reply to Puzzle Answer by K Sengupta)

When I read "None of the powers exceeds 1111", I took this to mean that none of the exponents a,b,c could exceed 1111.
But I think your interpretation is the correct one:  none of p^a or q^b or r^c can exceed 1111.

  Posted by Larry on 2023-09-23 21:42:01
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