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  2. Difference of two squares - Wikipedia

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    The difference of two squares is used to find the linear factors of the sum of two squares, using complex number coefficients. For example, the complex roots of z 2 + 4 {\displaystyle z^{2}+4} can be found using difference of two squares:

  3. Fermat's factorization method - Wikipedia

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    Fermat's factorization method, named after Pierre de Fermat, is based on the representation of an odd integer as the difference of two squares: N = a 2 − b 2 . {\displaystyle N=a^{2}-b^{2}.} That difference is algebraically factorable as ( a + b ) ( a − b ) {\displaystyle (a+b)(a-b)} ; if neither factor equals one, it is a proper ...

  4. Fermat's theorem on sums of two squares - Wikipedia

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    Since the Diophantus identity implies that the product of two integers each of which can be written as the sum of two squares is itself expressible as the sum of two squares, by applying Fermat's theorem to the prime factorization of any positive integer n, we see that if all the prime factors of n congruent to 3 modulo 4 occur to an even ...

  5. Factorization - Wikipedia

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    The polynomial x 2 + cx + d, where a + b = c and ab = d, can be factorized into (x + a)(x + b).. In mathematics, factorization (or factorisation, see English spelling differences) or factoring consists of writing a number or another mathematical object as a product of several factors, usually smaller or simpler objects of the same kind.

  6. Sum of squares - Wikipedia

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    The sum of two squares theorem generalizes Fermat's theorem to specify which composite numbers are the sums of two squares. Pythagorean triples are sets of three integers such that the sum of the squares of the first two equals the square of the third. A Pythagorean prime is a prime that is the sum of two squares; Fermat's theorem on sums of ...

  7. Congruence of squares - Wikipedia

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    The set of small primes which all the y factor into is called the factor base. Construct a logical matrix where each row describes one y, each column corresponds to one prime in the factor base, and the entry is the parity (even or odd) of the number of times that factor occurs in y. Our goal is to select a subset of rows whose sum is the all ...

  8. Pythagorean prime - Wikipedia

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    The sum of one odd square and one even square is congruent to 1 mod 4, but there exist composite numbers such as 21 that are 1 mod 4 and yet cannot be represented as sums of two squares. Fermat's theorem on sums of two squares states that the prime numbers that can be represented as sums of two squares are exactly 2 and the odd primes congruent ...

  9. Square root of 2 - Wikipedia

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    The square root of two forms the relationship of f-stops in photographic lenses, which in turn means that the ratio of areas between two successive apertures is 2. The celestial latitude (declination) of the Sun during a planet's astronomical cross-quarter day points equals the tilt of the planet's axis divided by 2 {\displaystyle {\sqrt {2}}} .