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A possible variant of Zagier's one-sentence proof for Fermat's sum of two squares theorem?

Is it possible to modify Zagier's one-sentence proof of Fermat's sum of two squares theorem (see here) to prove certain non-trivial cases of Jacobi's four-square theorem (see here)? Let $p$ be a prime ...
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Formula for $\pi$ involving exponents of Mersenne primes

Can someone provide a proof for the following claim? $$\pi=\dfrac{S_0S_2}{M_3M_5} \cdot\left(\displaystyle\prod_{p \equiv 1 \pmod{4} } \frac{p}{p-1}\right) \cdot \left(\displaystyle\prod_{p \equiv 3 \...
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Can this function satisfy Song conditions?

Let $r_{s,k}(n)$ be the number of representation of a naturel number $l$ as a sum of $s$ positive $k$-th powers. Joung Min Song introduced some conditions to study asymtotic behavior of some positive ...
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Some property of the greatest prime factor

Let $n$ be a positive integer $\geq 2$ et denote by $ P^{+}(n)$ the greatest prime factor of $n$ my question is as follows: If $a$ and $b$ are two numbers, is there any method to express or to bound $...
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