# Can consecutive integers be perfect powers?

I have been wondering whether consecutive integers can ever be perfect powers.And even if they can, how many consecutive integers at most can be perfect powers?My intuition tells me that consecutive integers can never be perfect powers,but I don't want to let that cloud my judgement.I haven't done any work,mainly because I don't know where to start.A hint that would help me start my proof will be appreciated.

EDIT: 8 and 9 clearly are perfect powers.I didn't know that it is called Catalan's conjecture.

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What about 8, 9? –  Harald Hanche-Olsen Dec 17 '13 at 8:22
The fact that it was only proved in 2002 should give you a hint that the proof is far from easy. –  Harald Hanche-Olsen Dec 17 '13 at 8:26
If we are talking about integers, there is also $-1,0$ and $0,1$. –  André Nicolas Dec 17 '13 at 8:43
@AndréNicolas,yes,$-1,0,1$ are 3 consecutive powers. –  rah4927 Dec 17 '13 at 9:01

The fact that there exist finitelly many was first proved by Tidjeman and a complete proof that $8=2^3$ and $9=3^2$ is the only pair of consecutive powers was given by Preda Mihăilescu in 2004.
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