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Fermat number

In mathematics, a Fermat number, named after Pierre de Fermat, who first studied them, is a positive integer of the form where n is a non-negative integer. The first few Fermat numbers are: 3, 5, 17, 257, 65537, 4294967297, 18446744073709551617, ... (sequence in the OEIS). If 2k + 1 is prime and k > 0, then k must be a power of 2, so 2k + 1 is a Fermat number; such primes are called Fermat primes. As of 2022, the only known Fermat primes are F0 = 3, F1 = 5, F2 = 17, F3 = 257, and F4 = 65537 (sequence in the OEIS); heuristics suggest that there are no more. (Wikipedia).

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MATH3411 Problem 75

MATH3411 Information, Codes and Ciphers We use Fermat factorisation to factor one of the three integers given in the problem. Presented by Thomas Britz, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, UNSW Australia

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6,700,417 - The prime which Proved Fermat Wrong. #MegaFavNumbers

Pierre de Fermat - of "Fermat's Last Theorem" fame - thought that 4,294,967,297, and all numbers of the form 2^(2^n)+1, were prime. But he was wrong! More about Fermat numbers (and primes) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat_number This video is part of the #MegaFavNumbers project. If

From playlist MegaFavNumbers

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Theory of numbers: Fermat's theorem

This lecture is part of an online undergraduate course on the theory of numbers. We prove Fermat's theorem a^p = a mod p. We then define the order of a number mod p and use Fermat's theorem to show the order of a divides p-1. We apply this to testing some Fermat and Mersenne numbers to se

From playlist Theory of numbers

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How to prove Fermat's Last Theorem in under 7 seconds

How to prove Fermat's Last Theorem in under 7 seconds

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Very Large Primes and (Almost) Perfect Numbers -- MegaFavNumbers

This is my video submission for the #MegaFavNumbers celebration. As promised in the video, here is the very large number that was simply too big for the screen: 5282945208034002678497845769960721106385426547566030332928651387255812371024044147692699871010305634389030253300042369944654409

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Proof based on a comment of an earlier video - an example of Fermat Little Theorem

#mathonshorts #shorts Credit goes to "black third" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWt0aCW6TeP8PP5pdREfoag See comments from this video: https://youtu.be/NKpzfyCZAPg The Pigeonhole Principle was used in the other video. Here, we use Fermat Little Theorem to prove that the number of

From playlist Elementary Number Theory

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Prime Factorization - Fermat Algorithm

Description and example of getting the prime factors of a number using the Fermat algorithm. Questions? Feel free to post them in the comments and I'll do my best to answer!

From playlist Cryptography and Coding Theory

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A Short Course in Algebra and Number Theory - Fermat's little theorem and primes

To supplement a course taught at The University of Queensland's School of Mathematics and Physics I present a very brief summary of algebra and number theory for those students who need to quickly refresh that material or fill in some gaps in their understanding. This is the fifth lectur

From playlist A Short Course in Algebra and Number Theory

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Fermat's Last Theorem - Numberphile

Simon Singh on Fermat's Last Theorem. Simpsons book: http://amzn.to/1fKe4Yo Fermat book: http://amzn.to/1jWqMTa More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ EXTRA FOOTAGE: http://youtu.be/FXbsIbRVios FERMAT IN SIMPSONS: http://youtu.be/ReOQ300AcSU Interview with Ken Ribet, who played

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Fermat’s HUGE little theorem, pseudoprimes and Futurama

A LOT of people have heard about Andrew Wiles solving Fermat's last theorem after people trying in vain for over 350 years. Today's video is about Fermat's LITTLE theorem which is at least as pretty as its much more famous bigger brother, which has a super pretty accessible proof and which

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Euler's and Fermat's last theorems, the Simpsons and CDC6600

NEW (Christmas 2019). Two ways to support Mathologer Mathologer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mathologer Mathologer PayPal: paypal.me/mathologer (see the Patreon page for details) This video is about Fermat's last theorem and Euler's conjecture, a vast but not very well-known genera

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Why was this visual proof missed for 400 years? (Fermat's two square theorem)

Today's video is about a new really wonderfully simple and visual proof of Fermat's famous two square theorem: An odd prime can be written as the sum of two integer squares iff it is of the form 4k+1. This proof is a visual incarnation of Zagier's (in)famous one-sentence proof. 0:00 Intr

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The Bridges to Fermat's Last Theorem - Numberphile

Ken Ribet - a key player in the solution to Fermat's Last Theorem - gives a taste of how real mathematics is done... piece by piece and by human beings. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Fermat (with Simon Singh): http://youtu.be/qiNcEguuFSA Even more Fermat (with Simo

From playlist Fermat's Last Theorem on Numberphile

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Number Theory: Fermat's Little Theorem

An introduction to Fermat's Little Theorem and its applications

From playlist Basics: Number Theory

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The Abel Prize announcement 2016 - Andrew Wiles

0:44 The Abel Prize announced by Ole M. Sejersted, President of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 2:07 Citation by Hans Munthe-Kaas, Chair of the Abel committee 8:01 Popular presentation of the prize winners work by Alex Bellos, British writer, and science communicator 21:43 Pho

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Use Fermat Numbers to Prove the Infinitude of Prime Numbers

Use Fermat Numbers to Prove the Infinitude of Prime Numbers Please Like, Share, and Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uV1LcSkHL5zCxKBikdTEg?sub_confirmation=1

From playlist Elementary Number Theory

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