sub solve_pell { my ($n) = @_; use bigint try => 'GMP'; my $x = int(sqrt($n)); my $y = $x; my $z = 1; my $r = 2 * $x; my ($e1, $e2) = (1, 0); my ($f1, $f2) = (0, 1); for (; ;) { $y = $r * $z - $y; $z = int(($n - $y * $y) / $z); $r = int(($x + $y) / $z); ($e1, $e2) = ($e2, $r * $e2 + $e1); ($f1, $f2) = ($f2, $r * $f2 + $f1); my $A = $e2 + $x * $f2; my $B = $f2; if ($A**2 - $n * $B**2 == 1) { return ($A, $B); } } } foreach my $n (61, 109, 181, 277) { my ($x, $y) = solve_pell($n); printf("x^2 - %3d*y^2 = 1 for x = %-21s and y = %s\n", $n, $x, $y); }