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FLT isn't an equation; it's a theorem stating that certain equations are unsatisfiable
By trade Fermat was a lawyer, and he pursued [[mathematics]] purely as a hobby. In that sense he is considered the greatest amateur [[mathematician]] ever.
By trade Fermat was a lawyer, and he pursued [[mathematics]] purely as a hobby. In that sense he is considered the greatest amateur [[mathematician]] ever.
Fermat's most famous equation is [[Fermat's Last Theorem]], which was not proven until mathematician Andrew Wiles relied on the controversial [[Axiom of Choice]] and [[hyperbolic geometry]] to publish an abstract proof, in conjunction with others, in 1995.
Fermat's most famous conjecture is [[Fermat's Last Theorem]], which was not proven until mathematician Andrew Wiles relied on the controversial [[Axiom of Choice]] and [[hyperbolic geometry]] to publish an abstract proof, in conjunction with others, in 1995.
A Fermat number is a positive integer of the form
A Fermat number is a positive integer of the form