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Number theory

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The Most Efficient Way for Beginners to Start Understanding Number Theory!

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How to Learn Number Theory

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The Prime Number Theorem, an introduction ← Number Theory

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Minhyong Kim: Connecting Number Theory to Physics

Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) said, "Mathematics is the queen of the sciences - and number theory is the queen of mathematics." Number theorists study prime numbers as well as the properties of objects made out of integers or defined as generalizations of the integers.
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