An Elementary Proof for Fermat's Last Theorem using a Transformation Equation to Fermat's Equation
Fermat’s Last Theorem states that there are no positive integers x, y and z satisfying the equation x n + y n = z n, where n is any integer > 2. Around 1637 Fermat proved that there are non-zero solutions to the above equation with n = 4. In the 18th century Euler treated the case n = 3, thereby reducing the proof for the case of a prime exponent ≥ 5 in this proof we hypothesize that r, s and t are positive integers satisfying the equation rp + sp = tp , where p is any prime >3 and establish a contradiction. We use an Auxiliary equation x 3 + y3 = z3 and create transformation equations. Solving the transformation equations we prove that only a trivial solution exists in the main equation r p + sp = tp.
Authors
- Palamadai Narayanan Seetharaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4615-1280)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Advanced Mathematics
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.54105/ijam.a1192.05010425
- Primary Topic
- History and Theory of Mathematics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00