English Explanatory Dictionary

Fermat's little theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The theorem that, for any prime number p and integer a, aᵖ-a is an integer multiple of p.

Word forms

Fermat's little theorem

Etymology

Named after French lawyer and amateur mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665), who stated a version of the theorem in a letter in 1640. Called little to distinguish it from Fermat's Last Theorem.

Synonyms

theorem that a p − a is divisible by p

Related words

Euler's totient function
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