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Keywords:
Pell equation; repdigit; linear forms in complex logarithms
Summary:
We give the answer to the question in the title by proving that \begin{equation*} L_{18} = 5778 = 5555 + 222 + 1 \end{equation*} is the largest Lucas number expressible as a sum of exactly three repdigits. Therefore, there are many Lucas numbers which are sums of three repdigits.
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