MMN-5086

Further results on the Lebesgue-Nagell equation dx²+p²ᵐq²ⁿ=4yᵖ

Maohua Le; Gökhan Soydan;

Abstract

Let $d$ be a fixed positive integer with $d>3$ is square free, and let $h(-d)$ denote the class number of the imaginary quadratic field $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-d})$. Further, let $p$ and $q$ be distinct odd primes such that $p>3$ and $p\nmid h(-d)$. In this paper, we give a sufficient and necessary condition for the Lebesgue-Nagell equation $(*)$ $dx^2+p^{2m}q^{2n}=4y^p$ to have positive integer solutions $(x,y,m,n)$ with $\gcd(x,y)=1$. It can be seen from this condition that if $q\not\equiv \pm 1 \pmod{2p}$, then $(*)$ has no positive integer solutions $(x,y,m,n)$ with $\gcd(x,y)=1$.


Vol. 27 (2026), No. 1, pp. 283-290
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18514/MMN.2026.5086


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