Finding perfect cubes.

Find the sum of all natural numbers ( m , n ) (m,n) such that m 3 + n 3 + 4 m^3+n^3+4 is a perfect cube.


The answer is 0.

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2 solutions

Sharky Kesa
Jan 29, 2015

Since a 3 1 , 0 , 1 ( m o d 9 ) a^3 \equiv -1, 0,1 \pmod {9} for all positive integers a a ,

m 3 + n 3 + 4 a 3 ( m o d 9 ) m^3 + n^3 + 4 \equiv a^3 \pmod 9

Case 1

m 3 1 m^3 \equiv -1 and n 3 1 n^3 \equiv -1 .

m 3 + n 3 + 4 2 ( m o d 9 ) m^3 + n^3 + 4 \equiv 2 \pmod {9}

Case 2

m 3 1 m^3 \equiv -1 and n 3 0 n^3 \equiv 0 .

m 3 + n 3 + 4 3 ( m o d 9 ) m^3 + n^3 + 4 \equiv 3 \pmod {9}

Case 3

m 3 1 m^3 \equiv -1 and n 3 1 n^3 \equiv 1 .

m 3 + n 3 + 4 4 ( m o d 9 ) m^3 + n^3 + 4 \equiv 4 \pmod {9}

Case 4

m 3 0 m^3 \equiv 0 and n 3 0 n^3 \equiv 0 .

m 3 + n 3 + 4 4 ( m o d 9 ) m^3 + n^3 + 4 \equiv 4 \pmod {9}

Case 5

m 3 0 m^3 \equiv 0 and n 3 1 n^3 \equiv 1 .

m 3 + n 3 + 4 5 ( m o d 9 ) m^3 + n^3 + 4 \equiv 5 \pmod {9}

Case 6

m 3 1 m^3 \equiv 1 and n 3 1 n^3 \equiv 1 .

m 3 + n 3 + 4 6 ( m o d 9 ) m^3 + n^3 + 4 \equiv 6 \pmod {9}

Since none of the final congruences equal to -1, 0 and 1, it is not possible for m 3 + n 3 + 4 m^3 + n^3 + 4 is a perfect cube.

Thank you but is there any solution of it without using mod.

Kapil Chandak - 6 years, 4 months ago
Vishwesh Agrawal
Dec 12, 2014

prove by mod 7

Pleae refer my note on the same problem in my profile in name of NMTC questions.

Kapil Chandak - 6 years, 6 months ago

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