Some curious congruences modulo primes

DOI10.1016/J.JNT.2009.11.010zbMATH Open1185.11007arXiv0904.1162OpenAlexW2964217958MaRDI QIDQ962992FDOQ962992

Authors: Lilu Zhao, Zhi-Wei Sun 

Publication date: 8 April 2010

Published in: Journal of Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let n be a positive odd integer and let p>n+1 be a prime. We mainly derive the following congruence: ${\displaystyle }$sum_{0<i_1<...<i_n<p}(i_1/3)(-1)^{i_1}/(i_1...i_n)=0 (mod p).${\displaystyle }$

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.1162

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zbMATH Keywords

polynomialsbinomial coefficientsp-adic integerscongruences modulo a prime

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Congruences; primitive roots; residue systems (11A07) Polynomials over finite fields (11T06) Binomial coefficients; factorials; (q)-identities (11B65) Primes (11A41)

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