Prime factors of values of polynomials

J. Browkin; A. Schinzel

Colloquium Mathematicae (2011)

  • Volume: 122, Issue: 1, page 135-138
  • ISSN: 0010-1354

Abstract

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We prove that for every quadratic binomial f(x) = rx² + s ∈ ℤ[x] there are pairs ⟨a,b⟩ ∈ ℕ² such that a ≠ b, f(a) and f(b) have the same prime factors and min{a,b} is arbitrarily large. We prove the same result for every monic quadratic trinomial over ℤ.

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J. Browkin, and A. Schinzel. "Prime factors of values of polynomials." Colloquium Mathematicae 122.1 (2011): 135-138. <http://eudml.org/doc/286239>.

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