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johndoe3344
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I came across this:
Show that if p denotes an odd prime, then 2^((p-1)/2) = +1 (mod p).
So basically, this is asking me to show that p|2^((p-1)/2)-1 AND p|2^((p-1)/2)+1
But I'm stuck from there. What am I missing? Could someone help me with the proof?
Show that if p denotes an odd prime, then 2^((p-1)/2) = +1 (mod p).
So basically, this is asking me to show that p|2^((p-1)/2)-1 AND p|2^((p-1)/2)+1
But I'm stuck from there. What am I missing? Could someone help me with the proof?