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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Integer''' β A whole number: ..., β3, β2, β1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ... The central objects of number theory. * '''Divisibility''' β a divides b (written a | b) if there exists an integer k such that b = ak. * '''Prime number''' β An integer p > 1 whose only positive divisors are 1 and p itself. * '''Composite number''' β An integer > 1 that is not prime; has at least one factor other than 1 and itself. * '''Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic''' β Every integer > 1 has a unique factorization into prime numbers. * '''Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)''' β The largest positive integer dividing both a and b; computed by the Euclidean algorithm. * '''Euclidean Algorithm''' β An ancient algorithm computing GCD(a,b) by repeated division: GCD(a,b) = GCD(b, a mod b). * '''Modular arithmetic''' β Arithmetic "clock arithmetic"; a β‘ b (mod n) means n | (a β b). * '''Congruence''' β a β‘ b (mod n): a and b leave the same remainder when divided by n. * '''Fermat's Little Theorem''' β If p is prime and p β€ a, then a^(pβ1) β‘ 1 (mod p); foundation of RSA. * '''Euler's Theorem''' β Generalization: a^Ο(n) β‘ 1 (mod n) when gcd(a,n)=1; Ο is Euler's totient function. * '''Diophantine equation''' β A polynomial equation where only integer solutions are sought. * '''Fermat's Last Theorem''' β No integer solutions to x^n + y^n = z^n for n > 2; proved by Wiles 1995. * '''Goldbach's Conjecture''' β Every even integer > 2 is the sum of two primes; unproven since 1742. * '''Riemann Hypothesis''' β All non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function have real part 1/2; most important unsolved problem in mathematics. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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