Let P denote the set of all positive integers and
S={(x,y)->P x P : x^{2}-y^{2}=666}
Then S
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We can write the set S as the factored form ( x − y ) ( x + y ) = 6 6 6 = 2 1 3 2 3 7 1 , which can be grouped into the following positive integer divisor pairs:
x + y = 6 6 6 , 3 3 3 , 2 2 2 , 1 1 1 , 7 4 , 3 7
x − y = 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 9 , 1 8
which after adding these two subsets together gives:
x = 2 6 6 7 , 2 3 3 5 , 2 2 2 5 , 2 1 1 7 , 2 8 3 , 2 5 5
Thus, x , y ∈ / P ⇒ S = ∅
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6 6 6 ≡ 2 ( m o d 4 ) , but x 2 and y 2 are each congruent to 0 or 1, so that x 2 − y 2 is congruent to 0, 1, or 3. Thus there are no solutions.