Power of n equalling (n - 1)! + 1/Historical Note

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Historical Note on Power of n equalling (n - 1)! + 1

The fact that $25 = 4! + 1$ is the only solution to $\left({n - 1}\right)! + 1 = n^k$ was apparently proved by Joseph Liouville, but this requires corroboration.