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Let $p$ be an odd prime. Dirichlet's class number formula for quadratic fields essentially determines the value of the product $\prod_{k=1}^{(p-1)/2}(1-e^{2\pi ik^2/p})$. I think it is interesting to ...

In a recent preprint, I investigated $$S_p(x):=\prod_{k=1}^{(p-1)/2}(x-e^{2\pi ik^2/p}),$$ where $p$ is an odd prime and $x$ is a root of unity. Motivated by Question 337879 and Question 338325, ...

It is well-known that any positive rational number can be written as the sum of finitely many distinct unit fractions. This is easy since $$\frac1n=\frac1{n+1}+\frac1{n(n+1)}\quad\text{for all}\ n=1,2,...

Let $p$ be a prime congruent to $1$ mod. 8. If $p= 17$ one has : $p+ 8 = 5 ^2$. If $p= 41$ one has : $p+ 8 = 7 ^2$. If $p= 73$ one has : $p+ 8 = 9 ^2$. If $p= 89$ one has : $p+ 32 = 11 ^2$. If $...

Integer is powerful if all the exponents in its factorization are at least $2$. Every powerful integer can be written in the form $a^2 b^3$. For odd $k$, define $F(k)=2^{2k}-1=(2^k-1)(2^k+1)$. This ...

P.G.Walsh proved in this paper that the diophantine equation $\,(2^{x_1}-1)(3^{x_2}-1)=y^2\,$ has no solution in positive integers $\,x_1$, $\,x_2\,$ and $\,y$. If we generalize the previous equation ...