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Informally, an algorithm is a set of explicit instructions used to solve a problem (e.g. Euclid's algorithm for computing the greatest common divisor of two integers). For more specific questions on algorithms, this tag may be used in conjunction with the approximation-algorithms, algorithmic-randomness and algorithmic-topology tags.

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Fitting algebraic expression to a number [algorithm]

The Inverse Symbolic Calculator sounds like what you want (it's not clear from your question what form you have the number in to start with).
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Interpreting Euler's Criterion for Idoneal Numbers

In the remark below the statement of Euler's criterion in the paper you linked to, notice that Grube, who tried to correct Euler's original "proof" of this criterion, actually only provided a correct …
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