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Elementary Number Theory


Elementary number theory is the study of properties of integers using elementary methods, without complex analysis. A typical problem is the classification of all Pythagorean triples.


See also

Diophantine Equation, Elementary Methods, Elementary Proof, Number Theory

Portions of this entry contributed by David Terr

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Weisstein, Eric W., with contributions by David Terr. "Elementary Number Theory." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ElementaryNumberTheory.html

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