Fermat prime by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
A Fermat prime is a Fermat number that is also a prime number:
The defining form alone does not imply primality. For example, is a Fermat prime, while is a Fermat number with proper divisors. For , every Fermat prime is one modulo four and two modulo three. Pépin's test gives an exact primality testing criterion for these candidates, rather than relying on their form.

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