"Fermat number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Fermat numbers [plural]
Etymology: Named after French lawyer and amateur mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665). Etymology templates: {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|lawyer and amateur mathematician||||}} lawyer and amateur mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Pierre de Fermat}} Pierre de Fermat, {{named-after|en|Pierre de Fermat|born=1601|died=1665|nat=French|occ=lawyer and amateur mathematician|wplink==}} Named after French lawyer and amateur mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fermat number (plural Fermat numbers)
  1. (number theory) An integer which is one more than two raised to a power which is itself a power of two (i.e., is expressible in the form 2^(2ⁿ)+1 for some n>0); equivalently, a number that is one more than two raised to some power (is expressible as 2ⁿ+1) and is prime. Translations (integer which is one more than two raised to a power which is itself a power of two): liczba Fermata [feminine] (Polish)

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