There are so many theorems due to Fermat that the term "Fermat's theorem" is best avoided unless augmented by a description of which theorem of Fermat is under discussion.
Fermat's little theorem is sometimes known as Fermat's theorem (Hardy and Wright 1979, p. 63).
Fermat's 4n Plus 1 Theorem, Fermat's Last Theorem, Fermat's Little Theorem
Hardy, G. H. and Wright, E. M. An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 5th ed. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, pp. 13 and 219, 1979.
Eric W. Weisstein. "Fermat's Theorem."
From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/FermatsTheorem.html
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