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See: [[History of number theory]]
See: [[History of number theory]]


==The History of Number Theory==


 
==Subfields of Number Theory==
==Subfields==
[[Divisor|Divisibility]]


==Important Results in Number Theory==
==Important Results in Number Theory==

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Number theory is the branch of pure mathematics devoted to the study of the integers. Such a study involves an examination of the properties of that which integers are made of (namely, prime numbers) as well as the properties of objects made out of integers (such as rational numbers) or defined as generalisations of the integers (algebraic integers).

Origins

See: History of number theory

The History of Number Theory

Subfields of Number Theory

Divisibility

Important Results in Number Theory

Important Unsolved Problems in Number Theory

Famous Number Theorists

References