Pythagorean origins
The Pythagorean equation, x + y = z , has an infinite number of positive integer solutions for x, y, and … See more

Fermat's Last Theorem considers solutions to the Fermat equation: a + b = c with positive integers a, b, and c and an integer n greater … See more

The popularity of the theorem outside science has led to it being described as achieving "that rarest of mathematical accolades: A niche role in pop culture."
Arthur Porges' 1954 short story "The Devil and Simon Flagg" features a mathematician See more

Pythagoras and Diophantus
Pythagorean triples
In ancient times it was known that a triangle whose … See more

In 1816, and again in 1850, the French Academy of Sciences offered a prize for a general proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. In 1857, the academy … See more

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• Euler's sum of powers conjecture
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1. ^ If the exponent n were not prime or 4, then it would be possible to write n either as a product of two smaller integers (n = PQ), in which P is a … See more