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If p is a prime number and if a ≡ 0 (mod p), then Fermat’s Little Theorem tells us that ap...

If p is a prime number and if a 0 (mod p), then Fermat’s Little Theorem tells us that ap1 1 (mod p).

(a) The congruence 71734250 1660565 (mod 1734251) is true. Can you conclude that 1734251 is a composite number?


(b) The congruence 12964026 15179 (mod 64027) is true. Can you conclude that 64027 is a composite number?


(c) The congruence 252632 1 (mod 52633) is true. Can you conclude that 52633 is a prime number? 

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