The influence of computers in the development of number theory

AbstractThe development of number theory has been greatly influenced by the use of large scale computing devices. This paper describes several different ways in which computers have aided in the growth of various branches of this subject. Some of the topics discussed are: factoring, primality testing, the syracuse problem, Abel's problem, diophantine equations, Fermat's Last Theorem, the Twin Prime Conjecture, the Riemann Hypothesis, and some problems from algebraic number theory. A lengthy (but by no means complete) bibliography is also included