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On the converse of Wolstenholme's Theorem

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2

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Acta Arithmetica
1995/71/4
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Pages:
381-389
Main language of publication
English
Received
1994-03-21
Accepted
1994-12-02
Published
1995
Exact and natural sciences