Fermat number
= Fermat number
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A Fermat number is a specific type of integer that can be expressed in the form: \\\[ F_n = 2^\{2^n\} + 1 \\\] where \\( n \\) is a non-negative integer. Fermat numbers were named after Pierre de Fermat, a French mathematician, who studied these numbers in the 17th century.