Are there Integers which are Sum of 2 Fifth Powers in 2 Ways?
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Open Question
It is not known whether there exists an integer which equals the sum of two fifth powers in $2$ different ways.
That is, it is not known whether the Diophantine equation:
- $a^5 + b^5 = c^5 + d^5$
has a solution.
Progress
It is known that no such solutions exist for sums up to $1 \cdotp 02 \times 10^{26}$.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $1,375,298,099$
- 1994: Richard K. Guy: Unsolved Problems in Number Theory (2nd ed.)
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1,375,298,099$