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82.5 Unforgettable Fermat factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

J. M. Pollard
J. M. Pollard*
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Tidmarsh Cottage, Manor Farm Lane, Tidmarsh, Reading RG8 8EX
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 82 , Issue 493 , March 1998 , pp. 77 - 79
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1998 

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