Dickson L.E. History of the theory of numbers. Volume 1. Divisibility and primality

Published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, 1919. - 486 pages.The three-volume series History of the Theory of Numbers is the work of the distinguished mathematician Leonard Eugene Dickson, who taught at the University of Chicago for four decades and is celebrated for his many contributions to number theory and group theory. This first volume in the series, which is suitable for upper-level under-graduates and graduate students, is devoted to the subjects of divisibility and primality. It can be read independently of the succeeding volumes, which explore diophantine analysis and quadratic and higher forms.