Fermat's Last Theorem, first stated by Pierre de Fermat in 1637, was not proved for every exponent until Andrew Wiles's general proof in 1995. In the centuries between, mathematicians proved the theorem for particular exponents one at a time rather than all at once. Fermat himself proved the case where the exponent is 4, using the method of infinite descent, an early example of that proof technique.
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Statement Form Statement Form StatementFermat's Last Theorem states that no three positive integers (a, b, c) can satisfy the equation a^n + b^n = c^n for any integer value of n greater than 2. 1 Connections
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Fermat's Last Theorem states that no three positive integers (a, b, c) can satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any integer value of n greater than 2.
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Fermat's Last Theorem is a theorem in number theory, originally stated by Pierre de Fermat in 1637 and proven by Andrew Wiles in 1
Proved By: Andrew Wiles, Lead section
originally stated by Pierre de Fermat in 1637 and proven by Andrew Wiles in 1995
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