On a congruence only holding for primes (Q810557)

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      On a congruence only holding for primes (English)
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      1991
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      The author proves, by using a property of cyclotomic polynomials, the following: If \(p>2\) is a positive integer, then p is a prime if and only if \[ \prod_{1\leq k\leq p-1}(2^ k-1)\equiv p mod(2^ p-1). \]
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      congruences for primes
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      cyclotomic polynomials
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