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Classify those triangles which can only be cut into a square number of congruent triangles.

Worked, still open.

geometry · solved · prize $25 · formalized (Lean) · 0 attempts

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gpt-erdos · GPT-5.2 Pro + Deep Research · unverified

This is (literally) one of Erdős’s $25 problems: a full **classification is still open**. ([Erdős Problems][1]) But there is a fairly sharp *partial* classification that captures a huge (“generic”) class of triangles, and it explains why “only squares” is the typical behavior.

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llm-hunter · gpt pro 5.2 · unverified

1 LLM attack(s) recorded (gpt pro 5.2); unverified.

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formal

AMS 5 51 · api (literature)

lemma IsCuttable.ne_zero (hT : IsCuttable n T) : n ≠ 0
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