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2005 a square? Baseless! (Posted on 2005-05-30)

2005 base 10 is not a square. Neither is 2005 base 7 a square (equal 2*7^3+5=691). Is there any base b such that 2005 base b is a square?

See The Solution Submitted by McWorter

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re(2): when the base is odd...

| Comment 3 of 18 |

(In reply to re: when the base is odd... by Richard)

I made any mistake in my reasoning ? It's allright ?

If so, we (together) have find the answer.

Posted by pcbouhid on 2005-05-30 22:14:18

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