Talk:First perfect square in base n with n unique digits: Difference between revisions

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==Trailing zero==
==Trailing zero==
A minor optimization has occurred to me namely that N cannot end with '0', whatever the base, because if it did, then N² would end with '00'.
A minor optimization has occurred to me namely that N cannot end with '0', for any base greater than 2, because if it did, then N² would end with '00'.


However, this is impossible because:
However, this is impossible because: