A Historical Survey of the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic

AbstractThe purpose of this article is a comprehensive survey of the history of the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. To this aim we investigate the main steps during the period from Euclid to Gauss. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.Dans cet article nous donnons une vue d'ensemble de l'histoire du Theoréme Fondamental de l'Arithmétique. Pour ce but nous considerons les moments principaux dans la periode de Euclide á Gauss. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.MSC 1991 subject classifications: 01A30, 11-03, 11A5