Fermat numbers

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Any number in the form 2^(2^n )+1 where n is any natural number is known as Fermat numbers. Great mathematician Fermat gave the following statement- “Every Fermat number is a prime”. This statement is true for first four Fermat numbers. But fifth number that is〖 2〗^32+1 is divisible by 641.