Fermat's Contributions to Number Theory
Pierre de Fermat was a French mathematician who made substantial contributions to number theory, including the famous Fermat's Last Theorem which puzzled mathematicians for over 350 years!
Fermat's Last Theorem states:
There are no whole number solutions to the equation \(x^n + y^n = z^n\) for \(n > 2\).
Fermat also contributed to methods of finding maximum and minimum values of functions and developed the principle of least time in optics!
He was truly a revolutionary thinker, inspiring future generations of mathematicians.
Fun Fact:
Fermat wrote his famous margin note claiming the proof of his theorem was too large to fit in the margin itself!