Sunday, 7 April 2013

Fermat Last Theorem

$latex \mbox {FLT:} \: x^n + y^n = z^n$ x,y,z integers.
$latex \mbox {If n} > 2 => \mbox {no solution for (x,y,z)} $

Proof:

Reduce n to 2 categories:

1. n |4:

Fermat proved n=4.

2. n not |4 => n|p, (p odd prime).

n=3 proved since 1770.

Conclude:

Prove FLT no solution for (n> 2) <=> Prove for  (odd primes p≥ 5)

2 comments:

  1. Like you I have a great interest in Numbers, and especially in Fermat's Last Theorem.
    Unlike you I am not a mathematician - just an interested amateur. I have summarised my attempts to find patterns in Power number sequences that Support FMT. Whether they are of interest to others I will never know, unless some kind expert finds time to read my summary.
    Very best wishes

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  2. Pierre de Fermat is the greatest
    mathematician in 17th century, and
    more special about Fermat is that
    he is an 'amateur' mathematician, using
    his free leisure time to 'blog' with
    other professional mathematicians like
    Pascal, Déscartes, etc.

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