The Brilliance Of Euler

The Brilliance Of Euler
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When Fermat claimed all his numbers (2^(2^n) + 1) were prime, Euler casually factored F₅ = 4294967297 into 641 × 6700417... by hand. That's like watching someone solve a Rubik's cube while blindfolded and riding a unicycle. Euler's brain was basically the 18th century supercomputer we didn't know we needed! The man factored a 10-digit number without calculators, computers, or even electricity. Meanwhile, I need a calculator to figure out the tip at restaurants.

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