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On the number of prime factors of integers of the form ab + 1

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  1. Mathematical Institute, Kossuth Lajos University, 4010 Debrecen, Hungary
  2. Mathematical Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1053 Budapest, Hungary
  3. Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1

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Acta Arithmetica
1996/74/4
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Pages:
365-385
Main language of publication
English
Received
1995-07-10
Accepted
1995-09-07
Published
1996
Exact and natural sciences