Fermat number

Summary

Fermat number is a Lucas sequence^[1]. It draws 206 Wikipedia views per month (lucas_sequence category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fermat number's instance of is recorded as Lucas sequence^[3].
• Pierre de Fermat is named after Fermat number^[4].
• Fermat number's GND ID is recorded as 4672709-7^[5].
• Fermat number's subclass of is recorded as positive integer^[6].
• Fermat number's subclass of is recorded as Cunningham number^[7].
• Fermat number's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0mm8d^[8].
• Fermat number's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph195830^[9].
• Fermat number's OEIS ID is recorded as A000215^[10].
• Fermat number's topic's main category is recorded as Q9945775^[11].
• Fermat number's facet of is recorded as constructible polygon^[12].
• Fermat number's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Fermat-prime^[13].
• Fermat number's defining formula is recorded as F_n = 2^{2^n}+1^[14].
• Fermat number's MathWorld ID is recorded as FermatNumber^[15].
• Fermat number's nLab ID is recorded as Fermat number^[16].
• Fermat number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[17].
• Fermat number's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 171223647^[18].
• Fermat number's in defining formula is recorded as F_n^[19].
• Fermat number's in defining formula is recorded as n^[20].
• Fermat number's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3900479^[21].
• Fermat number's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007532614505171^[22].
• Fermat number's Lex ID is recorded as Fermat-tal^[23].
• Fermat number's Group Properties article ID is recorded as Fermat_number^[24].
• Fermat number's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C171223647^[25].

Why It Matters

Fermat number draws 206 Wikipedia views per month (lucas_sequence category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]