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arxiv: 1502.00605 · v2 · pith:Z6HYBOSPnew · submitted 2015-02-02 · 🧮 math.NT

Three consecutive almost squares

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Given a positive integer $n$, we let ${\rm sfp}(n)$ denote the squarefree part of $n$. We determine all positive integers $n$ for which $\max \{ {\rm sfp}(n), {\rm sfp}(n+1), {\rm sfp}(n+2) \} \leq 150$ by relating the problem to finding integral points on elliptic curves. We also prove that there are infinitely many $n$ for which \[ \max \{ {\rm sfp}(n), {\rm sfp}(n+1), {\rm sfp}(n+2) \} < n^{1/3}. \]

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