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Seventeen
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Seventeen

Seventeen  |  17   (English)

Definition (keystage 3)

Seventeen is the seventh prime, and the third Fermat prime. A regular polygon with 17 edges can be constructed using only compasses and straightedge. 17 is the sum of two fourth powers: 17=14+24. φ(17)=16,     d(17)=2,     σ(17)=18 .

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