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Number Theory

Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics primarily devoted to studying integers and arithmetic functions. It categorizes numbers into natural, whole, and complex types, with natural numbers being subdivided into classifications like odd, even, prime, composite, and more. Carl Friedrich Gauss, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, stated that "number theory is the queen of mathematics".

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Number Theory

Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics primarily devoted to studying integers and arithmetic functions. It categorizes numbers into natural, whole, and complex types, with natural numbers being subdivided into classifications like odd, even, prime, composite, and more. Carl Friedrich Gauss, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, stated that "number theory is the queen of mathematics".

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Number Theory

Number theory, also known as arithmetic or higher arithmetic, is a


captivating branch of pure mathematics. It is primarily devoted to
the study of integers and arithmetic functions. The renowned
German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss eloquently stated,
“Mathematics is the queen of the sciences—and number theory is
the queen of mathematics”
A little about the creator
Carl Friedrich Gauss (born April 30, 1777, Brunswick [Germany]—
died February 23, 1855) German mathematician is one of the
greatest mathematicians of all time for his contributions to number
theory, geometry, probability theory, geodesy, planetary astronomy,
the theory of functions, and potential theory (including
electromagnetism).
Number Theory is a branch of mathematics which helps to study the
set of positive whole numbers, say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,. . . , which are also
called the set of natural numbers and sometimes called “higher
arithmetic”.
Number theory helps to study the relationships between different
sorts of numbers. Natural numbers are separated into a variety of
times. Here are some of the familiar and unfamiliar examples with
quick number theory introduction.
Number theory categorizes numbers into natural, whole, and complex types, with
natural numbers subdivided into various sub-classifications.

Odd Numbers – 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19…..


Even Numbers – 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 . . .
Square Numbers – 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81,100 . . .
Cube Numbers – 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, 343, 512 . . .
Prime Numbers – 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47,53, 59, 61 . . .
Composite Numbers – 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16,18, 20, 21, 22, 24 . . .
1 (modulo 4) Numbers – 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, . . .
3 (modulo 4) Numbers – 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, . . .
Triangular Numbers – 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45,. . .
Perfect Numbers – 6, 28, 496, 8128, . . .
Fibonacci Numbers -1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89
Co Prime Numbers: Two numbers are called co prime numbers, if the highest
common factor between the two is 1.
Composite Numbers: Composite number has more than two factors. The
composite numbers are numbers which are not prime numbers. The number 1 is
neither prime nor composite.
Modulo 4 Numbers: A number is said to be 1 (modulo 4 ) number if it leaves a
remainder 1 when divided by 4.Similarly, if a number leaves a remainder 3 when
divided by 4, it is said to be 3 (modulo 4) number.
Triangular Numbers: A number is said to be a triangular number when that
number of pebbles can be arranged in a triangle using one pebble at the top, two
pebbles in next row, three pebbles in next row and so on.
Fibonacci Numbers: Fibonacci numbers are created starting with 1 and 1, then get
the next number in the list and adds the previous two numbers. Say, 1+1 =2 and
then add 1+2 you get 3, then adds 2+3 gives 5, then 3+5 gives 8 and so on.
Security System like in banking securities
E-commerce websites
Coding theory
Barcodes
Making of modular designs
Memory management system
Authentication system
It is also defined in hash functions, linear congruences,
Pseudorandom numbers and fast arithmetic operations.

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