An Elementary Proof for Fermat's Last Theorem using Ramanujan-Nagell Equation

Fermat’s Last Theorem states that it is impossible to find positive integers A, B and C satisfying the equation An + Bn = Cn where n is any integer > 2. Taking the proofs of Fermat for the index n = 4, and Euler for n = 3, it is sufficient to prove the theorem for n = p, any prime > 3. We hypothesize that all r, s and t are non-zero integers in the equation rp + sp = tp and establish a contradiction in this proof. Just for supporting the proof in the above equation, we have used another equation x3 + y3 = z3 Without loss of generality, we assert that both x and y as non-zero integers; z3 a non-zero integer; z and z2 irrational. We create transformed equations to the above two equations through parameters, into which we have incorporated the Ramanujan - Nagell equation. Solving the transformed equations we prove the theorem.

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Indian Journal of Advanced Mathematics
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2024-10-28
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https://doi.org/10.54105/ijam.b1180.04021024
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Analytic Number Theory Research
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An Elementary Proof for Fermat's Last Theorem using Ramanujan-Nagell Equation

Palamadai Narayanan Seetharaman
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Indian Journal of Advanced Mathematics
Analytic Number Theory Research
3.81
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An Elementary Proof for Fermat's Last Theorem using Ramanujan-Nagell Equation

Palamadai Narayanan Seetharaman
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Abstract

Fermat’s Last Theorem states that it is impossible to find positive integers A, B and C satisfying the equation An + Bn = Cn where n is any integer > 2. Taking the proofs of Fermat for the index n = 4, and Euler for n = 3, it is sufficient to prove the theorem for n = p, any prime > 3. We hypothesize that all r, s and t are non-zero integers in the equation rp + sp = tp and establish a contradiction in this proof. Just for supporting the proof in the above equation, we have used another equation x3 + y3 = z3 Without loss of generality, we assert that both x and y as non-zero integers; z3 a non-zero integer; z and z2 irrational. We create transformed equations to the above two equations through parameters, into which we have incorporated the Ramanujan - Nagell equation. Solving the transformed equations we prove the theorem.

Indian Journal of Advanced MathematicsVol. 4(2)
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Analytic Number Theory Research
3.81
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