ArticleOriginal scientific text
Title
Simple proofs of some generalizations of the Wilson’s theorem
Authors 1, 1
Affiliations
- Institute of Mathematics Pedagogical University Podchorazych 2, PL-30-084 Kraków Poland
Abstract
In this paper a remarkable simple proof of the Gauss’s generalization of the Wilson’s theorem is given. The proof is based on properties of a subgroup generated by element of order 2 of a finite abelian group. Some conditions equivalent to the cyclicity of (Φ(n), ·n), where n > 2 is an integer are presented, in particular, a condition for the existence of the unique element of order 2 in such a group.
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Main language of publication
English
Received
2014-01-13
Accepted
2014-01-28
Published
2014-12-01
Published online
2014-12-11
Exact and natural sciences