Difficult№ 027 · Number theory · posted by The Thinking Board

Every number is a sum of four squares

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Show that every non-negative integer can be written as the sum of four squares of integers.

For example, $7 = 4 + 1 + 1 + 1$ , and no three squares will do. Why is four the right number?

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