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Fermat

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Fermat
Pierre de . 1601--65, French mathematician, regarded as the founder of the modern theory of numbers. He studied the properties of whole numbers and, with Pascal, investigated the theory of probability


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His exploration of elementary and advanced topics in classical number theory covers a range of numbers, including Fermat numbers, Mersenne primes, powerful numbers, sublime numbers, Wieferich primes, insolite numbers, Sastry numbers, and voracious numbers.
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