New bound for the first case of Fermat’s last theorem
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- Math. Comp. 53 (1989), 743-750 Request permission
Abstract:
We present an improvement to Gunderson’s function, which gives a lower bound for the exponent in a possible counterexample to the first case of Fermat’s "Last Theorem," assuming that the generalized Wieferich criterion is valid for the first n prime bases. The new function increases beyond $n = 29$, unlike Gunderson’s, and it increases more swiftly. Using the recent extension of the Wieferich criterion to $n = 24$ by Granville and Monagan, the first case of Fermat’s "Last Theorem" is proved for all prime exponents below 156, 442, 236, 847, 241, 729.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1989 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Math. Comp. 53 (1989), 743-750
- MSC: Primary 11D41; Secondary 11Y50
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1989-0982371-4
- MathSciNet review: 982371