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Factor the equation in the Eisenstein integers:
x2−x+1=(x+ω)(x+ω2)=y3.
(1)
Let π=1−ω. Its norm is 3, and
π2=−3ω,
(2)
so 3 is a unit times π2. Suppose x≡2(mod3), say x=3k+2. Since ω=1−π,
x+ω=3(k+1)−π.
(3)
The first term is divisible by π2 and the second has discrete valuation exactly one, so vπ​(x+ω)=1. Conjugation gives vπ​(x+ω2)=1 as well. Consequently
vπ​(x2−x+1)=2.
(4)
But vπ​(y3)=3vπ​(y) is divisible by three, a contradiction. Hence
x≡2(mod3)​.
(5)

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