KnowraFermat's Last TheoremLinked fromLinked fromThe 35 pages that link to Fermat's Last Theorem, each with the reason it gives.All 35Broader topic 6Related 22Narrower topic 2Compared with 5Number theoryBroader topic: Its long path from a simple-looking equation to proof illustrates the depth of Diophantine problems.Diophantine equationBroader topic: It is a landmark example of a simple-looking equation with a deep proof.Pierre de FermatBroader topic: Fermat claimed to have a proof of this equation’s impossibility; Andrew Wiles proved it centuries later.Algebraic number fieldBroader topic: Its proof used arithmetic in cyclotomic number fields and exposed the limits of naive factorization.Mathematical conjectureBroader topic: It remained an open conjecture for centuries before Andrew Wiles proved it.Mathematical problemBroader topic: Its centuries-long path from problem to proof shows how a simple equation can demand new mathematics.