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 The proof of the infinitude of primes using Fermat numbers uses this.
->Factorization of $a^n-b^n$:
+In $\mathbb C$, the equation $(x/b)^n=1$ is solved by $x=b\cdot{\mathrm e}^{2\pi i\frac{k}{n}}$, so
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->https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorization#Sum.2Fdifference_of_two_cubes
+$a^n-b^n = (a-b)\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (a-b\cdot{\mathrm e}^{2\pi i\frac{k}{n}})$
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->Is the following true? How to prove it?
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->$a^n-b^n=\prod_{k=1}^n (a-b\cdot{\mathrm e}^{2\pi i\frac{k}{n}})=(a-b)\prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (a-b\cdot{\mathrm e}^{2\pi i\frac{k}{n}})$
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 n = 6;