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For which positive integer c c will

c 6 3 c 2 + 2 \large \frac{c^6 - 3}{c^2 +2}

also be an integer?


The answer is 3.

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1 solution

Robert Szafarczyk
Mar 17, 2018

c 6 3 c 2 + 2 = c 4 ( c 2 + 2 ) 2 c 4 3 c 2 + 2 = c 4 2 c 4 + 3 c 2 + 2 = c 4 2 c 2 ( c 2 + 2 ) 4 c 2 + 3 c 2 + 2 = c 4 2 c 2 4 ( c 2 + 2 ) + 8 + 3 c 2 + 2 = c 4 2 c 2 + 4 11 c 2 + 2 \frac{c^{6}-3}{c^{2}+2} = \frac{c^4(c^{2}+2)-2c^{4}-3}{c^2+2} = c^4 - \frac{2c^4+3}{c^2+2} = c^4 - \frac{2c^2(c^2+2)-4c^2+3}{c^2+2} = c^4 - 2c^2 - \frac{-4(c^2+2)+8+3}{c^2+2} = c^4 - 2c^2 +4 -\frac{11}{c^2+2}

The above expression is an integer if and only if c 2 + 2 c^2+2 divides 11 11 . Therefore the only option is c = 3 c=3 .

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