Elementary Number Theory

Author: Min Sihe
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This third edition has been supplemented and revised by Yan Shijian, with the hope that "Elementary Number Theory" will help readers understand the progress of number theory and strengthen their understanding of the unity of mathematics. The main content of this book includes divisibility, Diophantine equations, congruences, congruence relations, quadratic residues, continued fractions, number-theoretic functions, and the distribution of prime numbers. The main additions include the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in the late 20th century and an introduction to the use of number theory to establish public-key systems, highlighting the connection between the elementary properties of integers and abstract algebra.