If and are prime numbers such that , then find .
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If p q r = 1 9 ( p + q + r ) with p , q , r all prime then by the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic we know that one of p , q , r must equal 1 9 . So without loss of generality let p = 1 9 . The equation then becomes
q r = 1 9 + q + r ⟹ q r − q − r = 1 9 ⟹ ( q − 1 ) ( r − 1 ) = 2 0 .
Now since q , r > 1 we need to consider the positive factorizations of 2 0 into pairs of factors and then assign these pairs to q − 1 and r − 1 . The possible pairs, (without concern for order), are ( 1 , 2 0 ) , ( 2 , 1 0 ) and ( 4 , 5 ) , which lead to respective values for ( q , r ) of ( 2 , 2 1 ) , ( 3 , 1 1 ) and ( 5 , 6 ) . The only one of these pars where both q , r are prime is ( 3 , 1 1 ) and thus
p 2 + q 2 + r 2 = 1 9 2 + 3 2 + 1 1 2 = 4 9 1 .