FURTHER RESULTS ON THE LEBESGUE-NAGELL EQUATION dx^2+p^2mq^2n=4y^p


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Le M., Soydan G.

MISKOLC MATHEMATICAL NOTES, vol.27, no.1, pp.283-290, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2026
  • Doi Number: 10.18514/mmn.2026.5086
  • Journal Name: MISKOLC MATHEMATICAL NOTES
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), MathSciNet, zbMATH, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.283-290
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

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 $\gcd(x,y)=1$.