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Old November 3rd, 2009, 06:21 PM
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Show that if m is a number having primitive roots then the product of the positive intgeters less than or equal to m and relatively prime to it is congruent to -1 (mod m)
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Show that if m is a number having primitive roots then the product of the positive intgeters less than or equal to m and relatively prime to it is congruent to -1 (mod m)

What does it mean that "a number has primitive roots"??

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