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Fermat's First Theorem

August 7, 2025

Fermat's First Theorem: a riff on Fermat.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2025-08-07-fermat-s-other-theorems--fermat-s-first-theorem/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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FERMAT'S FIRST THEOREM: aⁿ + bⁿ = cⁿ has no solutions satisfying the condition 1 < c < a < b < n. Fermat: "I have a proof of this fact, but honestly, this margin is WAAAY too big for it."

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