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257 is a Fermat prime, and the 257-gon is therefore a constructible polygon using compass and straightedge, as proved by Gauss. An illustration of the 257-gon is not included here, since its 257 segments so closely resemble acircle.
The values of 
and 
are 128-degree algebraic numbers.
Richelot and Schwendenwein found constructions for the 257-gon in 1832 (Coxeter 1969). DeTemple (1991) gives a construction using 150 circles (24 of which are Carlyle circles) which has geometrography symbol 
and simplicity 566.
See also
65537-gon, Constructible Polygon, Fermat Prime, Heptadecagon,Pentagon, Trigonometry Angles
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References
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