Diophantine equation

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Read Next

bunch of numbers

Unusual Counting Systems

number zero, 0 balloon

Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?

Discover

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)

7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Calendar marking march 15th

22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered

Moonrise over Tucson, Arizona

Why Doesn’t Arizona Observe Daylight Saving Time?

World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok

Just How Many Oceans Are There?

Diophantine equation: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Topics

Pell equation number theory Riemann hypothesis twin prime conjecture prime number theorem perfect number Fermat’s last theorem Chinese remainder theorem prime Fermat’s theorem Goldbach conjecture Waring’s problem

Key People

Alan Baker

British mathematician

Quiz

Equations written on blackboard

Numbers and Mathematics