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Which long-unsolved number theory conjecture did Sophie Germain advance a major case of while writing under the pseudonym 'Monsieur LeBlanc'?
Answer
Fermat's Last Theorem
Germain proved a broad special case of Fermat's Last Theorem for a class of prime exponents now called Sophie Germain primes, submitting her results under a male pseudonym to avoid bias against women mathematicians.
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Sophie Germain proved a major case of Fermat's Last Theorem using a fake male identity, but Gauss accidentally revealed he knew her real identity.
Other options people guess
- Goldbach's Conjecture
- Riemann Hypothesis
- Twin Prime Conjecture
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