Finding positive integer solutions to (2^n+1)/n²

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Find all positive integer answers for ((2^n)+1)/(n^2) where n is an integer greater then one.
The only answer i can find is three, i wrote a program to brute force it and have gotten up to n=32000 but as for going about solving it i have no clue.
 
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Where did this question orginate?
 
A friend from school broght it in... I have no clue where he got it from though.
 
Davewilliams said:
A friend from school broght it in... I have no clue where he got it from though.

Is it homework?
 
No, its just a problem we where trying to solve.