Find the number of positive integer solutions (m,n) which satisfy: m + n = 2 0 1 4 .
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Note that for m,n to be positive integers
m < 2 0 1 4 and n < 2 0 1 4
Rearranging the original equation :
m = 2 0 1 4 − n
Squaring we get :
m = 2 0 1 4 + n − 2 ∗ 2 0 1 4 ∗ n
Prime factorization of 2 0 1 4 = 2 ∗ 1 9 ∗ 5 3 , hence :
m = 2 0 1 4 + n − 2 ∗ 2 ∗ 1 9 ∗ 5 3 ∗ n
Thus for this equation to have positive integral solution , ( 2 ∗ 1 9 ∗ 5 3 ∗ n ) must be a perfect square which is only possible if :
n = 2 ∗ 1 9 ∗ 5 3
n = 2 0 1 4
which is not possible as n < 2 0 1 4 .
Hence the given equation has no solutions.
Note : By the same argument we can show that this kind of an equation ;
m + n = k
has no solutions if k does not contain a prime factor with power atleast 2.
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Okay i think its pretty obvious. If you factor 2 0 1 4 , it gives 2 , 1 9 , 5 3
And none of its factors is a perfect square, all of them are primes. Which implies that there will be 0 integral solutions.
Let me explain it with an example. Lets take the number 2 7 in place of 2 0 1 4 We have m + n = 2 7
m + n = 9 . 3 we can split 2 7 into 9 . 3 and here 9 is a perfect square
m + n = 3 3 and now its easy to see that one term on L H S will be 2 3 and the other will be 3
But this is not possible with 2 0 1 4 because it has only 3 prime factors, we can't covert their products to same radicals and add them up, its not possible.
Moreover, m and n should have the same prime factors because if not, then we can't add them up and receive one single radical.