# ON THE EQUATION 𝜙(5m - 1) = 5n - 1

• Faye, Bernadette (AIMS-Senegal Km 2 route de Joal (Centre IRD Mbour)) ;
• Luca, Florian (School of Mathematics University of the Witwatersrand) ;
• Tall, Amadou (AIMS-Senegal Km 2 route de Joal (Centre IRD Mbour))
• Published : 2015.03.31

#### Abstract

Here, we show that the title equation has no positive integer solutions (m, n), where ${\phi}$ is the Euler function.

#### Acknowledgement

Supported by : UNAM

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