Question Number 120202 by bemath last updated on 30/Oct/20
$${Show}\:{for}\:{the}\:{equation}\:{a}^{{n}} \:=\:{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\: \\ $$$${where}\:{n}>\mathrm{1}\:{and}\:{a}>\mathrm{2}\:{are}\:{any}\:{natural} \\ $$$${numbers}\:,\:{there}\:{are}\:{no}\:{positive}\:{integer} \\ $$$${solutions}\:{for}\:{a}\:{and}\:{b}\:? \\ $$