Oh! That's really cool! I haven't thought of the odd primes.
I also assume that some non-odd primes work and as you say, some even numbers work too. Is there a specific way of describing them or is it just at random?
Thank you so much,geno3141!
More info:
I tried different values of x up to 108with a program and never was x5−1x−1 a perfect square...
Can you find a proof?
thx
Now, can you prove that x=3 is the ONLY value of x for which x5−1x−1 is a perfect square??
Tysm.
What is your solution to this problem? I'm curious.