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2023/102/1-2 (4) — DOI: 10.5486/PMD.2023.9243 — pp. 61-80

The Diophantine equation $x^2+3^a\cdot 5^b\cdot 7^c\cdot 19^d=4y^n$

Authors: Nguyen Xuan Tho

Abstract:

We find all integer solutions to $x^2+3^a\cdot 5^b\cdot 7^c\cdot 19^d=4y^n$ under the condition $n\geq 3,\,a,b,c,d\geq 0$, $x,\,y>0$, and $\gcd(x,\,y)=1$. Our proof uses a deep result about primitive divisors of Lucas sequences in combination with elementary number theory and computer search.

Keywords: Diophantine equations, Lesbegue—Ramanujan—Nagell equations, primitive divisors of Lucas numbers

Mathematics Subject Classification: 11D61, 11D72