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Fermat numbers
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Fermat numbers [′fer·mä ‚nəm·bərz]
(mathematics)
The numbers of the formFn= (2(2n)) + 1 forn= 0, 1, 2, ….


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In 1990, Lenstra and a colleague used the method to factor a 155-digit Fermat number, [2.
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Two computer scientists factored a record-breaking, 155-digit Fermat number (137: 389; 138: 90).
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Using a Fermat number as the divisor in modular arithmetic provides a handy way of speeding up certain types of calculations and circumvents the need to deal with real numbers.
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