Determine all the representations of the integer 2130797=172×73×101 as a sum of two squares.
attempt: Suppose 2130797 is of the form n=2kpa11....parrqb11...qbss . Where p1,...,pr are distinct primes congruent to 1 modulo 4 and q1,....,qs are distinct primes congruent to 3 modulo 4. Then n can be written as sum of two squares in Z. Then the number of representations of n as a sum of two squares is 4(a1+1)(a2+1)...(ar+1).
Then 2130797=172×73×101=(4+i)2(4−i)2(8+3i)(8−3i)(10+i)(10−i)
So the number of representations of 2130797=4(2+1)(1+1)(1+1)=48
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Can someone please help me ? I don't' know how to continue. I am only able to find the number of representations. But I don't know how to start determining the different ways of representing the integer as a sum of squares.
Any feedback would help. Thank you!
Answer
The representations counted by 48 are not all fundamentally distinct.
First we look at representations where each number is divisible by 17, say 17a and 17b. To find the two essentially distinct possibilities for a and b, (i) multiply 8+3i by 10+i or (ii) multiply 8+3i by 10−i. We get two numbers a+bi. These give the representations (17|a|)2+(17|b|)2.
Next we look at representations where the numbers are not divisible by 17. Take (4+i)2 and multiply it by (8±3i)(10±i) in all 4 possible combinations. If a product is x+iy, use the representation |x|2+|y|2.
From these 6 basic representations, you can get all representations by changing order and/or signs. The full list is not really worth writing down.
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