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Number Crunching vs. Number Theory: Computers and Fermats Last Theorem 1850-1960
- w8rbt 8y agoNot to be confused with his little Theorem.
- jordigh 8y agoI actually wonder how well-known the little theorem is outside of math departments. Or Wilson's theorem, product of all nonzero elements mod p is negative one iff p is prime.
- w8rbt 8y agoIf you think of CS as a distinct area (outside of math) then it is used there a lot. Especially in cryptography (RSA, etc.).