Talk:Fermat's factorization method: Difference between revisions

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[[Special:Contributions/62.253.20.134|62.253.20.134]] ([[User talk:62.253.20.134|talk]]) 03:09, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Not sure how to write stuff in Wikipedia properly, but I noticed a mistake and this is probably where I should point it out: <br>

"A multiple of four is also a difference of squares: let c and d be even" in the first paragraph is wrong. for example, 8 is a multiple of four (and indeed, a difference of squares), but not a difference of even squares. It is 9-1. The mistake in the argument is that if they are even then you divide the whole equation by 4, and you need to show n/4 is a difference of squares, which it doesn't have to be (8/4=2 isn't a difference of squares) [[Special:Contributions/109.64.51.240|109.64.51.240]] ([[User talk:109.64.51.240|talk]]) 15:58, 9 July 2015 (UTC)