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arxiv: 2606.08089 · v2 · pith:55C53MLJnew · submitted 2026-06-06 · 🧮 math.NT

Waring's problem involving D.H. Lehmer numbers

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For every positive integer $a$ which is coprime with $p$, $p$ is an odd prime, we denote by $\overline{a}$ the unique integer satisfying $1\leq \overline{a}\leq p$ and $a\overline{a}\equiv 1(\mathrm{mod}~p)$. Put $$L(p)=\{a\in Z^+:(a,p)=1,2\nmid a+\overline{a}\}.$$ The elements of $L(p)$ are called D.H. Lehmer numbers. The main purpose of this paper is to prove that for $p$ is a fixed odd prime, every sufficiently large number unless it is congruent to 15 or 16$(\mathrm{mod}~{16})$ is representable as the sum of 14 fourth powers of D.H. Lehmer numbers. Furthermore, every sufficiently large number is representable as the sum of 16 fourth powers of D.H. Lehmer numbers.

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