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We study the exponential Diophantine equation x²+pᵐqⁿ=2yᵖ in positive integers $x,y,m,n$, and odd primes p and q using primitive divisors of Lehmer sequences in combination with elementary number theory. We discuss the solvability of this equation.
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Chakraborty et al. (2024) studied this question.
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