Pillai prime


If for a given prime p we can find an integer n>0 such that n!-1modp but p1modn then p is a called a Pillai prime. These are listed in A063980 of Sloane’s OEIS. Sarinya Intaraprasert proved that there are infinitely many Pillai primes. The first few are 23, 29, 59, 61, 67, 71, 79, 83, 109, 137, 139, 149, 193, …

References

  • 1 R. K. Guy, Unsolved Problems in Number TheoryMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath New York: Springer-Verlag 2004: A2
Title Pillai prime
Canonical name PillaiPrime
Date of creation 2013-03-22 16:33:14
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