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Ideal NumberA type of number involving the Kummer while trying tosolve Fermat's Last Theorem. Although factorization over the Integers is unique (the FundamentalTheorem of Algebra), factorization is not unique over the Complex Numbers. Over the idealnumbers, however, factorization in terms of the Complex Numbers becomes unique. Ideal numbers were sopowerful that they were generalized by Dedekind into the more abstract Ideals in generalRings which are a key part of modern abstract Algebra. See also Divisor Theory, Fermat's Last Theorem, Ideal
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