The Nagell–Lutz theorem states that a nonzero rational torsion point on an integral short Weierstrass curve has integral coordinates; if its -coordinate is nonzero, then its square divides the discriminant.
For an integral torsion point with , the point is integral. The tangent slope has integral square and is rational, hence is integral. Thus divides . Combining this with the curve equation in
shows that .

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