John Sherrill
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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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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.
Key concepts: Fermat's Last Theorem, Fermat number, Mathematics, Fermat's little theorem, Elementary proof, Regular prime, Proofs of Fermat's little theorem, Number theory