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Wilson prime
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(Definition)
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If for a given prime $p$ it is true that $(p - 1)! \equiv -1 \mod p^2$ , then $p$ is called a Wilson prime. Like all other primes, Wilson primes satisfy the primality condition of Wilson's theorem, but they also divide the Wilson quotient. Only three are known as of 2007, namely: 5, 13, 563 (A007540 in Sloane's OEIS, which normally requires at least four terms before accepting sequences into the table). It is not known if there are infinitely many Wilson primes exist; the fourth Wilson prime would have to be greater than $10^9$ .
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Cross-references: sequences, terms, OEIS, Wilson quotient, divide, Wilson's theorem, primality, prime
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This is version 2 of Wilson prime, born on 2007-02-07, modified 2007-02-08.
Object id is 8885, canonical name is WilsonPrime.
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| AMS MSC: | 11A41 (Number theory :: Elementary number theory :: Primes) |
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