Representation of integers How can I prove that every integer $n>=170$ can be written as a sum of five positive squares? (i.e. none of the squares are allowed to be zero).
I know that $169=13^2=12^2+5^2=12^2+4^2+3^2=10^2+8^2+2^2+1^2$, and $n-169=a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2$ for some integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$, but do I show it?
Thank you.

Hint: let $n-169 = a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2$; if $a,b,c,d \neq 0$ then ... if $d = 0$ and $a,b,c \neq 0$ then ... if $c = d = 0$ and $a,b \neq 0$ then ... if $b = c = d = 0$ and $a \neq 0$ then ... if $a = b = c = d = 0$ then - wait, that can't happen!
