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Number Theory is a branch of Mathematics dealing with the properties of numbers, particularly the integers. It has several sub-fields including algebraic, computational and analytic number theories.
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Fast Facts
- Began in 16th and 17th centuries in Europe
- Those who work in the field are called number theorists
- Arithmetic is an older term used for number theory
- Karl Friedrich Gauss considered greatest all-time number theorist
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- Natural Numbers: All non-negative integers
- Prime Numbers: Natural positive numbers with only 2 different natural divisors
- Fibonacci Sequence: Series of numbers beginning with 0 and 1 where any following number is equal to the sum of the two previous numbers
- Fibonacci Number: Any number that appears in the Fibonacci Sequence
- Integer Sequence: Any series of integers, examples include a list of prime numbers and the Fibonacci Sequence
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is happy that SUMSRI Number Theory and SUMSRI Statistics won the top two prizes for presentations at this year's NAM MathFest!
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