Will it be proven that nxn magic squares of distinct perfect square numbers exist for all n ≥ 4 by end of 2025?
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Like the famed "Parker Square", but with distinct digits. Examples exist for 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, maybe higher. 3x3 is conjectured impossible. It must be a square of distinct perfect square integers such that each row, column, and diagonal sums to the same number.

Inspired by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9dtpycbFSY, where the latest Numberphile guest conjectures this is the case.

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It seems likely to me that there could be some standard pattern that solves this for all n >= N for a fixed N, and then all cases less than N could be brute forced.

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