A note on factors of generalized Fermat numbers (Q1585558)
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A note on factors of generalized Fermat numbers (English)
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16 November 2000
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A generalized Fermat number (GFN) is \(F_m(a,b)= a^{2^m}+ b^{2^m}\) \(((a,b)=1)\). It is shown how knowledge of a factor of one GFN can be used to find factors of other GFNs. There is a discussion of the phenomenon that, in factors \(k2^n+1\) of standard Fermat numbers \(F_m(2,1)\), \(n\) is found to be odd more often than even.
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generalized Fermat number
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factors
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