This paper presents an elementary proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem using mathematics that was available to Fermat. It shows that equation an = bn + cn has no solution in natural numbers if a is prime or a power of a prime then uses that result to present a general proof.
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| DOI | 10.11648/j.ml.20170305.12 |
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Fermat’s Last Theorem, Pierre de Fermat
| [1] | Sherrill, J. (1994). A Partial Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, Mathematical Spectrum 27(1), 12. |
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