al-Fārisī and the fundamental theorem of arithmetic

The work of al-Fārisī on amicable numbers begins with nine propositions of elementary number theory. The purpose of this article is to produce an English translation of these propositions and to provide a commentary on al-Fārisī's methods. In particular we consider whether he proved, or attempt...

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Published inHistoria mathematica Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 162 - 173
Main Authors Agargün, Ahmet G., Fletcher, Colin R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto Elsevier Inc 01.05.1994
University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics
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Summary:The work of al-Fārisī on amicable numbers begins with nine propositions of elementary number theory. The purpose of this article is to produce an English translation of these propositions and to provide a commentary on al-Fārisī's methods. In particular we consider whether he proved, or attempted to prove the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. L'oeuvre d'al-Fārisī concernant les nombres amiables, débute avec neuf propositions de la théorie des nombres élémentaires. Le but de cet article est de donner une traduction en anglais de ces propositions ainsi qu'un commentaire sur les méthodes d'al-Fārisī. En particulier l'on examine s'il a démontré, ou essayé de démontrer, le theoreme fondamental de l'arithmétique. Das Werk über befreundete Zahlen von al-Fārisī beginnt mit neun Sätzen der elementaren Zahlentheorie. Das Ziel dieses Aufsatzes ist, eine englische Übersetzung dieser Sätze zu geben and einen Kommentar fiber al-Fārisīs Methoden beizusteuern. Insbesondere prüfen wir, ob er den Fundamentalsatz der Arithmetik bewiesen hat oder versucht hat zu beweisen.
ISSN:0315-0860
1090-249X
DOI:10.1006/hmat.1994.1015