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Fermat's theorem

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The works of the 17th-century mathematician Pierre de Fermat engendered many theorems. Fermat's theorem may refer to one of the following theorems:

  • Fermat's Last Theorem, about integer solutions to an + bn = cn
  • Fermat's little theorem, a property of prime numbers
  • Fermat's theorem on sums of two squares, about primes expressible as a sum of squares
  • Fermat's theorem (stationary points), about local maxima and minima of differentiable functions
  • Fermat's principle, about the path taken by a ray of light
  • Fermat polygonal number theorem, about expressing integers as a sum of polygonal numbers

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