Read it many years ago... What I remember (if my memory serves me well) is that Fermat wrote a small note to imply he found a formal proof that has never been found and only did spread gas to the fire towards trying to actually proving it. As far as Andrew Wiles, what I remember is that he found a computational numeric solution (still hard work) but is it really a proof?

If n = 3, then 4n + 7n = 11n, or 12 + 21 = 33... that was too easy. Did you state the formula correctly?

I'll have to learn this for my college degree.

Mathematics that advanced are quite intractable, even if you have had college level calculus!

That’s the fantastic thing about the theorum. It can be stated so briefly, but takes volumes to prove.

Anyone ready to prove the Riemann hypothesis?

Check your font. Exponents are usually shown as "a^n" when using text, or LaTeX for that matter (if I recall correctly).

Otherwise you are stating there are no integers for which 3a+3b=3c, so, I can't choose a=1, b=2 and c=3 and have this work?

NOW, if you mean Fermats last theorem which states a^n+b^n=c^n fails for any integer values of n>2, I see your point and no, I haven't read the recent proof yet, and I mean to. I expect it to be fascinating.

Note: Pardon if my snark is too strong here. I couldn't resist as I am a math person. If YOU are also a math person, you should've caught that, and fixed it, readily.

I though I understood the concept, but I cannot say much about it without going through it again.

Are you talking about the proof or is there a book on Wiles life? If I'm not mistaken it was kind of a riddle that was around for hundreds of years. I definitely couldn't have solved it.

Found It REALLY hard going! The theory,if I remember correctly dates back too the early 1600's ? Which led too algabretic number theory,in the 1800's.Wiles's proved the theory in the mid 1900's.I found the concept is hard too comprehend, & would never try too claim I understand it fully!

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