We consider Lagrange's equation$x^2_1 +x^2_2 +x^2_3 +x^2_4 = N$,where $ N$ is a sucientlylarge and odd integer, and prove that it has a solutionin natural numbers x1, \ldot, x4such that $x_1 x_2 x_3 x_4 + 1$ has no more than 48 prime factors.
@article{299, title = {On the equation $x^2\_1 + x^2\_2 + x^2\_3 + x^2\_4 = N$ with variables such that $x\_1 x2\_ x\_3 x\_4 + 1$ is an almost-prime}, journal = {Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications}, volume = {58}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.2478/tatra.v59i0.299}, language = {EN}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/299} }
Todorova, T. L.; Tolev, I D. On the equation $x^2_1 + x^2_2 + x^2_3 + x^2_4 = N$ with variables such that $x_1 x2_ x_3 x_4 + 1$ is an almost-prime. Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications, Tome 58 (2014) . doi : 10.2478/tatra.v59i0.299. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/299/