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Sunday, March 28, 2021

2021/017) find integer n such that n!+3 is a perfect square

we know that for a perfect square x x^2 \equiv\, 0 or \, 4 \pmod 4

and for n \ge 4  n! + 3 \equiv\, 3 \pmod 4

so for  n \ge 4 there is no solution so only n = 0 to 3 need to be checked

0!+3 = 4 = 2^2 is a perfect square

1!+3 = 4 = 2^2 is a perfect square

2!+3 = 5 is not a perfect square

3!+3 = 9 = 3^2 is a perfect square

so n = 0 or 1 or 3


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