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An Elementary Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem

Received: 26 July 2017     Accepted: 22 August 2017     Published: 10 October 2017
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Abstract

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.

Published in Mathematics Letters (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.ml.20170305.12
Page(s) 52-52
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Keywords

Fermat’s Last Theorem, Pierre de Fermat

References
[1] Sherrill, J. (1994). A Partial Proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, Mathematical Spectrum 27(1), 12.
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