Number Crunching vs. Number Theory: Computers and Fermats Last Theorem 1850-1960 (tau.ac.il) 30 points by earthicus 7y ago ↗ HN
[–] w8rbt 7y ago ↗ Not to be confused with his little Theorem. [–] jordigh 7y ago ↗ I actually wonder how well-known the little theorem is outside of math departments. Or Wilson's theorem, product of all nonzero elements mod p is negative one iff p is prime. [–] w8rbt 7y ago ↗ If you think of CS as a distinct area (outside of math) then it is used there a lot. Especially in cryptography (RSA, etc.).
[–] jordigh 7y ago ↗ I actually wonder how well-known the little theorem is outside of math departments. Or Wilson's theorem, product of all nonzero elements mod p is negative one iff p is prime. [–] w8rbt 7y ago ↗ If you think of CS as a distinct area (outside of math) then it is used there a lot. Especially in cryptography (RSA, etc.).
[–] w8rbt 7y ago ↗ If you think of CS as a distinct area (outside of math) then it is used there a lot. Especially in cryptography (RSA, etc.).
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