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Mathematics of Computation

Published by the American Mathematical Society since 1960 (published as Mathematical Tables and other Aids to Computation 1943-1959), Mathematics of Computation is devoted to research articles of the highest quality in computational mathematics.

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On the Diophantine equation $\sum X_{i}=\prod X_{i}$
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Math. Comp. 42 (1984), 239-240 Request permission

Abstract:

The diophantine equation ${X_1} + \cdots + {X_k} = {X_1} \cdots {X_k}$ has at least one solution in positive integers for $k \geqslant 2$. The set of integers k for which this is the only solution are investigated; in particular, this set is conjectured to be a known finite sequence.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1984 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 42 (1984), 239-240
  • MSC: Primary 11D72
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1984-0726001-0
  • MathSciNet review: 726001