Number theory

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1 English 1.1 Noun Phrase 1.2 Related Terms 1.3 See Also

English

Noun Phrase

number theory (uncountable)

1. (mathematics) The study of the whole numbers.

   Primes and their factorization have driven many great discoveries in number theory.

Related Terms

• natural number
• number
• number theoretical
• prime number
• theory
• whole number

See Also

• mathematics
• Mathworld article on Number Theory