Question 1173197
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The prime decomposition of the number 3703 is   3703 = 7*23^2.


Comparing it with the formula  3703 = (x^2)*(x-y), you conclude that


    x = 23,  x - y = 7,


which implies  x = 23,  y = x + 7 = 23+7 = 30.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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