Let be a positive integer such that .
Then is a perfect square of an integer!
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Let n be the positive integer so ( n + 1 ) is n 's consecutive number. Thus ( n + 1 ) is an positive integer too.
n < n + 1
⇒ n 2 < ( n + 1 ) 2
⇒ n 2 < n 2 + 2 ⋅ n + 1
⇒ n 2 < n 2 + n + 1 < n 2 + 2 ⋅ n + 1 ⇒ n 2 < n 2 + n + 1 < ( n + 1 ) 2 Since the value of ( n 2 + n + 1 ) is between the values of two perfect squares of two consecutive integers, then ( n 2 + n + 1 ) cannot be an integer.