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Brown Numbers


Brown numbers are pairs (m,n) of integers satisfying the condition of Brocard's problem, i.e., such that

 n!+1=m^2

where n! is the factorial and m^2 is a square number. Only three such pairs of numbers are known: (5, 4), (11, 5), (71, 7), and Erdős conjectured that these are the only three such pairs.


See also

Brocard's Problem, Factorial, Square Number, Wilson Prime

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References

Guy, R. K. Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, 2nd ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, p. 193, 1994.Pickover, C. A. Keys to Infinity. New York: Wiley, p. 170, 1995.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Brown Numbers." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BrownNumbers.html

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