Fermat's little theorem
词源说明
Named after French lawyer and amateur mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665), who stated a version of the theorem in a letter in 1640. Called little to distinguish it from Fermat's Last Theorem.
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1(number theory) The theorem that, for any prime number p and integer a, ap−a is an integer multiple of p.