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Proof WritingSuperchallengeExistence, Uniqueness and Counterexamples

Existence, Uniqueness and Counterexamples · Superchallenge problem

Claim: every positive integer is a sum of three squares of integers (00 allowed). How many counterexamples are there from 11 to 100100? (Squares are 0,1,4(mod8)0, 1, 4 \pmod 8.)