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Russell E. Rierson
Jun28-04, 01:18 AM
Here is a tentative conjecture that needs to be tested.
[P! + P]/P^2 = INTEGER
if and only if P is a prime number
P! is P factorial, e.g. 3*2*1 , 5*4*3*2*1 , 7*6*5*4*3*2*1, etc...
robert Ihnot
Jun28-04, 02:51 AM
This is true. P!+P = P((P-1)!+1). By Wilson's Theorem, which has been discussed, "Proof of Wilson's Theorem," under Number Theory, we have (P-1)! ==(-1) Modulo p if an only if p is prime. Thus the conjecture is correct.
Russell E. Rierson
Jun30-04, 01:07 AM
Multiply the prime numbers in their correct sequence:
3*2 = 6 , 6 = 6
5*3*2 = 30 , 3+0 = 3
7*5*3*2 = 210 , 2+1+0 = 3
11*7*5*3*2 = 2310 , 2+3+1+0 = 6
13*11*7*5*3*2 = 30030 , 3+3 = 6
17*13*11*7*5*3*2 = 510510 , 5+1+0+5+1+0 = 12 , 1+2 = 3
etc...
etc...
23 ---> 6
29 ---> 3
31 ---> 3
37 ---> 3
41 ---> 6
Multiply the sequence of prime numbers then sum the digits[omit 1] of
the product until it is a single integer. It appears to be 3 or 6.
Russell E. Rierson
Jul4-04, 02:06 AM
[P!+P]/P^2
[P! +P^2 +P]/P^2 = integers >=1 when P is 1 or prime?
[P!+P^3+P^2+P]/P^2 = integers >=1 when P is 1 or prime?
[P! + P^4 + P^3 + P^2 +P]/P^2 = integers >=1 when P is 1 or prime?
[P! + P^n + P^(n-1) + ...+ P]/P^2 = integers >=1 when P is 1 or prime?
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