TY - BOOK AU - Niven,Ivan AU - Zuckerman,Herbert S. AU - Montgomery,Hugh L. TI - An introduction to the theory of numbers SN - 9971513013 U1 - 512.73 23rd PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Number Theory N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers is a classic textbook offering a thorough introduction to elementary number theory. The authors explore foundational topics such as divisibility, primes, congruences, number-theoretic functions, and Diophantine equations. The 5th edition, revised by Hugh Montgomery, includes updated material, more examples, and exercises. Its clarity, logical progression, and mathematical rigor make it ideal for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics ER -