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"Mathematics is the queen of the sciences," Gauss wrote, "and number theory is the queen of mathematics." The compliment was not idle. Gauss devoted his greatest energies to it. Key sections include: Number theory.; Opening The queen of mathematics.; Chapter I Euclid on primes.; Chapter II Diophantine equations.; Chapter III Fermat's little theorem.; Chapter IV 1637 conjecture, 1995 proof.; Chapter V Andrew Wiles.; Chapter VI Goldbach's conjecture.; Chapter VII The twin prime conjecture.; Chapter VIII Mersenne primes..
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