Question 27
Let $m$ be a positive integer such that $m \equiv 2 \pmod{4}$. Show that there exists at most one factorization $m = a b$ where $a$ and $b$ are positive integers satisfying $0 \lt a - b \lt \sqrt{5 + 4 \sqrt{4 m + 1}}$.
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