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1994 CE

Fermat's Last Theorem Proved

Andrew Wiles proves Fermat's Last Theorem after 358 years — that no three positive integers satisfy aⁿ+bⁿ=cⁿ for n>2 — one of the greatest mathematical achievements of the 20th century.

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