Theorems about the divisors of numbers contained in the form paa ± qbb

2006/06/02 by Euler, Leonhard
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paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0606057

Abstract

Euler states without proof statements about the form of prime divisors of numbers of the form aa+Nbb. See Ed Sandifer's How Euler Did It, ``Factors of Forms'', December 2005 at http://www.maa.org/news/howeulerdidit.html for a summary of the paper.

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