Volume 68 | Issue 1 | Year 2022 | Article Id. IJMTT-V68I1P506 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V68I1P506
In this article, we factor the composite 4𝑛 2 + 1 using Fermat’s factorization method. Consequently, we characterized all proper factors of composite 4𝑛2 + 1 in terms of its form. Furthermore, the composite Fermat’s number is considered in this study.
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Paul Ryan A. Longhas, Alsafat M. Abdul, Aurea Z. Rosal, "Factors of Composite 4n2+1 using Fermat’s Factorization Method," International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology (IJMTT), vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 53-60, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V68I1P506