Famous discoveries
how did he stumbled upon Fermat’s little theorem?
While researching perfect numbers.
What kind of house would Fermat have lived in?
Fermat would have lived in an old Victorian house
what is He is best remembered for?
Fermat’s Last Theorem, which states that no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation (a^n + b^n = c^n) for any integer value of n greater than 2.
Where was Fermat born?
Fermat was born in Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France
what is Fermat’s most famous unsolved problem?
Fermat’s Last Theorem
What did Fermat’s career life look like?
Fermat studied law at the University of Orléans and eventually held a senior legal position in the high court1
Fermat’s quarrels with philosopher René Descartes through correspondence inspired later mathematicians like who?
Newton and Leibniz to develop infinitesimal calculus.
Apart from mathematics, what other subject was Pierre de Fermat interested in?
Fermat had a keen interest in ancient languages, particularly Latin
ermat and Pascal are recognized as the co-founders of
probability theory.
when is Fermats birthday
August 17, 1601