Question

Given natural numbers n, a, b such that `3n+1=a^2` and `4n+1=b^2`, prove that:

a. n is divisible by 8 (easier)

b. n is divisible by 56

Difficulty level (1 very easy - 10 very hard): 9

Topics:
Number Theory -> Modular Arithmetic / Remainder Arithmetic -> Divisibility Rules Algebra -> Equations -> Diophantine Equations
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