Fermat prime

A Fermat prime is a prime number of the form 2^{2^n}+1. The first five Fermat primes are 3, 5, 17, 257, and 65537. Fermat primes are named after Pierre de Fermat, who studied them in the 17th century. Fermat primes are interesting because they are related to the Fibonacci sequence. The Fibonacci sequence is a … Read more