English Dictionary

Fermat's little theorem

name

(number theory) The theorem that, for any prime number p and integer a, aᵖ-a is an integer multiple of p.

Fermat's little theorem is a fundamental result in number theory.

意味（1）

(number theory) The theorem that, for any prime number p and integer a, aᵖ-a is an integer multiple of p.

When combined with the historical remarks made by Gauss himself, they give a bird's eye view of number theory from approximately 1640 to 1840 - from Fermat's little theorem to L-functions - the period which produced the problems and ideas which are still at the center of the subject.