Fermat prime

English

Etymology

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Noun

1. Template:Lb A Fermat number that is prime.

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   • 2013, Dean Hathout, Wearing Gauss’s Jersey, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page xi,

     Believe it or not, so far only five Fermat primes are known:

     F₀ = 3, F₁ = 5, F₂ = 17, F₃ = 257, and F₄ = 65537.

     The next 28 Fermat numbers, F₅ through F₃₂, are known to be composite.

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Further reading

• Fermat Number on Template:W