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Find the least possible value of the positive integer n, such that 2013n can be represented as a difference of two perfect cubes of positive integers.


The answer is 39.

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Marin Shalamanov
May 2, 2014

2013 a 3 b 3 = > 3.11.61 a 3 b 3 = > 3.11.61 ( a b ) ( a 2 + a b + b 2 ) 2013|a^3 - b^3 => 3.11.61|a^3 - b^3 => 3.11.61|(a - b)(a^2+ab+b^2)

3 a 3 b 3 = > 3 a b 3|a^3 - b^3 => 3|a-b

11 a 3 b 3 = > 11 a b 11|a^3 - b^3 => 11|a-b

if 61 a b = > 2013 a b 61|a-b => 2013|a-b and the smallest n n is ( 2 2013 ) 3 201 3 2 2013 \frac{(2*2013)^3 - 2013^2}{2013} else 61 a 2 + a b + b 2 61|a^2+ab+b^2 and 33 a b 33|a-b so b = a + 33 k b = a + 33k . for k = 161 ( a + 33 ) 2 + a ( a + 33 ) + a 2 < = > 61 a 2 + 33 a 3 = > a 2 + 33 a 3 = 61 p < = > a 2 + 33 a 3 61 p = 0 k=1 61|(a+33)^2+a(a+33)+a^2 <=> 61|a^2 + 33a - 3 => a^2 + 33a - 3 = 61p <=>a^2 + 33a - 3-61p=0 Suppose there are integer solutoins for a = > a => discriminant is perfect square of odd integer. For 1, 3, 5 there is no sulution. For discriminant equal 7 2 = > n = 4 3 3 1 0 3 2013 = 39 7^2 => n = \frac{43^3 - 10^3}{2013}=39

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