Primes in the Gaussian integers
This picture by Oliver Knill shows the prime numbers in the Gaussian integers. A Gaussian integer is a complex number of the form a + bi, where a and b are integers and i is a square root of –1.
An important result about the ordinary integers is the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, which states that every integer greater …
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