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xyz+xy+xz+yz+x+y+z+1=(xyz+xy)+(xz+x)+(yz+y)+(z+1)=xy(z+1)+x(z+1)+y(z+1)+(z+1)=(xy+x+y+1)(z+1)=(x(y+1)+(y+1))(z+1)=(x+1)(y+1)(z+1).
Kako je 2020=1⋅22⋅5⋅101 i vrijedi
2≤x+1<y+1<z+1,
dobivamo tri mogućnosti:
(i)(ii)(iii)x+1=2,x+1=2,x+1=4,y+1=5,y+1=10,y+1=5,z+1=202,z+1=101,z+1=101,
odakle dobivamo tražena rješenja
(x,y,z)∈{(1,4,201),(1,9,100),(3,4,100)}.