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Show that 2003 cannot be written as the sum of two squares.

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Lokesh Verma ·

this has to be the sum of one odd perfect square and one even..

so it has to be of the form

4k+(4l+1) = 4t+1

but 2003 is of the form 4t+3 .. hence a contradiction..

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