On Solutions of n!+1 = x^2
There are only three known solutions (in positive integers) of
the equation n! + 1 = m^2, namely
25 = 4! + 1 = 5^2
121 = 5! + 1 = 11^2
5041 = 7! + 1 = 71^2
Are there any others? The latest result I've seen is a paper by
Berend and Osgood in J Num Thry (1992, vol 42), which gives a
proof that for any polynomial P of degree > 1 the set of positive
integers n for which P(x)=n! has an integer solution x is of zero
density. However, the paper states that it is NOT known if the
particular equation x^2 - 1 = n! has only finitely many solutions.
Does anyone know of any further results?
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