Professional paper
Fermat Numbers
Ljubica Bačić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8634-4853
; OŠ Nikole Andrića, Vukovar, Hrvatska,
Abstract
Fermat numbers are described in this article. It is particulary interesting to see how the geometric interpretation of these numbers can be used to determine whether the number is prime or composite. Basic properties of Fermat numbers, which can be easily proved by mathematical induction, are listed.
Keywords
Fermat numbers; geometric interpretation
Hrčak ID:
105945
URI
Publication date:
30.8.2013.
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