Expect at most one billionth of a new Fermat Prime!
Kent D. Boklan, John H. Conway
TL;DR
This paper presents evidence suggesting that all Fermat primes have been previously identified, implying no new Fermat primes exist beyond those known historically.
Contribution
It offers a novel argument indicating that no undiscovered Fermat primes remain, challenging the assumption of potential new Fermat primes.
Findings
All Fermat primes are likely known historically
No new Fermat primes are expected to be discovered
Supports the hypothesis that Fermat primes are finite in number
Abstract
We provide compelling evidence that all Fermat primes were already known to Fermat.
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