Fermat's theorem on sums of polygonal numbers
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Fermat_polygonal_number_theorem
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| gptkbp:field |
number theory
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Pierre_de_Fermat
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| gptkbp:generalizes |
gptkb:Lagrange's_four-square_theorem
gptkb:Gauss's_Eureka_theorem |
| gptkbp:implies |
every positive integer is a sum of three triangular numbers
every positive integer is a sum of four squares every positive integer is a sum of five pentagonal numbers every positive integer is a sum of six hexagonal numbers |
| gptkbp:provenBy |
gptkb:Augustin-Louis_Cauchy
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
polygonal number
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| gptkbp:state |
every positive integer is a sum of at most n n-gonal numbers
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| gptkbp:yearProved |
1813
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fermat's_polygonal_number_theorem
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fermat's theorem on sums of polygonal numbers
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