Find pairs of $(x, y)$ satisfying the given equation.

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Find all pairs $(x, y)$ of integers such that $$xy+\frac{x^3+y^3}{3}=2007$$

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The given expression can be simplified as $$x^3+y^3+3xy=6021$$ $$\Rightarrow (x+y-1)[(x-y)^2+(y+1)^2+(x+1)^2]=12040$$ I tried considering the divisors of $12040$ but seems to be a much tedious task. Now how to proceed further.

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$$\frac{x^3+y^3}{3}=\frac{(x+y)^3-3xy(x+y)}{3},$$ which says that $(x+y)^3$ is divided by $3$ and from here $x+y$ is divided by $3$,

but it gives that $xy$ is divided by $3$.

Thus, $x$ and $y$ are divided by $3$.

Let $x=3a$ and $y=3a$, where $a$ and $b$ are integers.

Hence, we obtain $$ab+a^3+b^3=223.$$

It's a bit of easier.

Also, we have $$(x+y-1)(x^2+y^2+1-xy+x+y)=6020=4\cdot5\cdot7\cdot43$$ and $x+y-1\equiv2(\mod3),$ which gives not so many cases because $$x^2+y^2+1-xy+x+y>0.$$

Now, it's obvious that $x+y>0$ and $$6020=(x+y-1)(x^2+y^2-xy+x+y+1)=(x+y-1)((x+y)^2-3xy+1)\geq$$ $$\geq(x+y-1)\left((x+y)^2-\frac{3}{4}(x+y)^2+x+y+1\right)=\frac{1}{4}(x+y-1)(x+y+2)^2,$$ which gives $$x+y\leq27.$$

We see that $x+y-1=14$ or $x+y-1=20$ only.

If $y=15-x$ then $$x^2+(15-x)^2+1+15-x(15-x)=430,$$ which has no integer roots.

If $y=21-x$ then $$x^2+(21-x)^2+1+21-x(21-x)=301$$ or $$(x-3)(x-18)=0,$$ which gives the answer: $$\{(3,18),(18,3)\}.$$