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A (Modest) Generalization of the Theorems of Wilson and Fermat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

W. O. J. Moser
W. O. J. Moser*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, 905 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Que., Canada H3A2K6
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Abstract

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We show that is an integer. Special cases include the theorems of Wilson and Fermat.

Keywords

11A0705A15
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , 01 June 1990 , pp. 253 - 256
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1990

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