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First of all, you can't write negative numbers as sums of perfect squares at all - since all perfect squares are positive.

Second, for natural numbers (1, 2, 3...) you may need up to 4 perfect squares: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange's_four-square_theorem

No.

First of all, you can't write negative numbers as sums of perfect squares at all - since all perfect squares are positive.

Second, for natural numbers (1, 2, 3...) you may need up to 4 perfect squares: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange's_four-square_theorem

No.

First of all, you can't write negative numbers as sums of perfect squares at all - since all perfect squares are positive.

Second, for natural numbers (1, 2, 3...) you may need up to 4 perfect squares: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange's_four-square_theorem

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First of all, you can't write negative numbers as sums of perfect squares at all - since all perfect squares are positive.

Second, for natural numbers (1, 2, 3...) you may need up to 4 perfect squares: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange's_four-square_theorem

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No.

First of all, you can't write negative numbers as sums of perfect squares at all - since all perfect squares are positive.

Second, for natural numbers (1, 2, 3...) you may need up to 4 perfect squares: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange's_four-square_theorem

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