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17 is a Fermat prime, which means that the 17-sided regular polygon (the heptadecagon) is constructible using compass and straightedge (as proved by Gauss).


See also

Constructible Polygon, Fermat Prime, Heptadecagon, Thomson Cubic

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References

Lefevre, V. "Properties of 17." http://www.vinc17.org/d17_eng.html.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "17." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/17.html

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