Solve $\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}= \frac{1}{2007}$

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The number of positive integral pairs $(x<y)$ such that $\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}= \frac{1}{2007}$

The answer is 7 where as i am getting 6. The ordered pair are (2676,8028),(2230,20070),(2016,449568),(2010,1344690),(2008,4030056)&(2008,4028049).

I cannot find my mistake.

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$$2007x + 2007 y = xy$$

$$0=xy-2007-2007y$$

$$2007^2=xy-2007x-2007y+2007^2$$

$$(2007^2)=(x-2007)(y-2007)$$

$$3^4\cdot 223^2=(x-2007)(y-2007)$$

\begin{align}3^4\cdot 223^2 &=(3^0) \cdot (3^4\cdot 223^2)\\ &=(3^1) \cdot (3^3\cdot 223^2) \\ &=(3^2) \cdot (3^2\cdot 223^2) \\ &=(3^3) \cdot (3^1\cdot 223^2)\\ &=(3^4) \cdot (3^0\cdot 223^2)\\ &=(3^0\cdot 223) \cdot (3^4\cdot 223)\\ &=(3^1\cdot 223) \cdot (3^3\cdot 223) \end{align}

I hope you can recover $x$ and $y$ from here.

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Write the equations as,

$$(x+y)2007=xy$$

$$xy-2007x-2007y+2007^2=2007^2$$

$$(x-2007)(y-2007)=2007^2$$

also, $2007=3^2.223$

Can you continue?