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287 problems · Divisibility, primes, congruences and irrationality proofs.

Ex.11Product of irrational and nonzero rational
#irrationality #product #rational
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.12Sum of irrational and rational
#irrationality #sum #rational
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.23Irrationality of √2 + √3
#irrational #proof by contradiction
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.36Irrationality of ∛2
#cube root #irrationality #unique factorization
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.37Between any two rationals lies an irrational
#density #irrationals #betweenness
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.38Irrationality of √p for prime p
#sqrt p #prime #irrationality
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.39Irrationality of √2
#sqrt2 #irrationality #proof by contradiction
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.40Irrationality of √3
#sqrt3 #irrationality #mod 3
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.41Linear independence of logs
#logarithm #independence #irrationality
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.57Irrationality of ⁿ√2
#nth root #irrationality #prime factorization
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.58Irrationality of log₁₀ 2
#logarithm #irrationality #base 10
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.59Irrationality of log₂ 3
#logarithm #irrationality #base change
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.60A square root in disguise
#irrationality #quadratic #conjugates
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.61Ratios involving irrationals
#ratio #irrationality #algebraic
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.71Decimal expansions and rationality
#decimal expansion #rational #periodic
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.72Irrationality of a cubic root expression
#cubic root #irrationality #algebraic
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.73Irrationality of √2 + √3
#algebraic #sum of roots #irrationality
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.74A sum of radicals
#radicals #irrationality #algebraicity
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.84Rational root theorem and irrationality
#rational root theorem #irrationality #cubic
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.89Sum of irrationals in disguise
#irrationality #sum #structure
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.90Irrationality of π
#pi #irrationality #Lambert
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.91Continued fractions and irrationality
#continued fractions #irrationality #sqrt2
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.92Irrationality of √n for non-square n
#sqrt n #non-square #irrationality
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.95x³ + 2y³ + 4z³ = 0
#infinite descent #parity #irrationality
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.98Liouville numbers
#Liouville #transcendental #irrationality
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.99A general irrationality criterion
#criterion #irrationality #polynomial
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.115Gelfond–Schneider theorem (statement)
#Gelfond-Schneider #transcendence #Hilbert 7th
Irrationality
M1
M1
Ex.122Fractional parts of multiples of √2
#fractional parts #density #irrational
Irrationality
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.204Basic divisibility and linear combinations
#divisibility #linear combinations #divisors
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.205Consecutive integers are coprime
#coprime #consecutive integers #Euclidean algorithm
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.206Finding divisors systematically
#divisors #enumeration #bounds
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.223Arithmetic modulo $n$
#modular arithmetic #operations #compatibility
Congruences
High school
High school
Ex.224Congruence as an equivalence relation
#equivalence relation #congruence #residue classes
Congruences
High school
High school
Ex.232Divisibility rules
#divisibility rules #modular arithmetic #base 10
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.233GCD of a GCD
#gcd #associativity #three numbers
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.234The HCF of consecutive integers
#coprime #consecutive integers #gcd
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.247Sum of irrationals can be rational
#irrationality #sum #counterexample
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.262GCD of successive integers
#coprime #consecutive integers #gcd
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.263Distinct primes are coprime
#coprime #primes #distinct
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.264Definition and first examples of primes
#primes #definition #examples
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.265GCD with a prime
#gcd #prime #divisor
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.317A large power modulo 7
#congruences #periodicity
Congruences
High school
High school
Ex.325The Euclidean algorithm and Bézout
#gcd #bezout
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.326There are infinitely many primes
#primes #proof by contradiction
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.3346 divides n³ − n
#divisibility #factorisation
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.338Sums of two squares modulo 4
#congruences #squares
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.342The last digit of 7^2026
#congruences #periodicity
Congruences
High school
High school
Ex.366Common divisors and common multiples
#divisibility #lcm #structure
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.367Computing LCM from divisibility
#lcm #divisibility #product
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.368$n^2-1$ is divisible by 8 for odd $n$
#divisibility #parity #consecutive integers
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.369The relation between divisibility and lcm
#divisibility #lcm #product relation
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.370Simplifying a fraction with the divisibility
#divisibility #irreducible fraction #simplification
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.371divisibility of three numbers
#divisibility #three numbers #prime factorization
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.434A linear congruence
#linear congruence #inverse #solution
Congruences
High school
High school
Ex.453Coprime integers
#coprime #gcd #Bézout
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.454GCD of three numbers
#gcd #three numbers #Euclidean
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.455Congruence classes modulo $n$
#congruences #residue classes #partition
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.456GCD and divisibility
#gcd #divisibility #equivalence
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.457LCM of three numbers
#lcm #three numbers #prime factorization
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.458The least common multiple
#lcm #gcd #product relation
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.459Every integer has a prime divisor
#primes #divisor #well-ordering
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.493Between any two reals lies a rational
#density #rationals #betweenness
Irrationality
High school
High school
Ex.494√2 is algebraic
#algebraic #sqrt2 #minimal polynomial
Irrationality
L2
L2
Ex.541Consecutive primes and coprimality
#consecutive primes #coprime #primorial
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.542Coprimality with primes
#coprime #prime #divisibility
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.543The fundamental theorem of arithmetic
#fundamental theorem #factorization #uniqueness
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.544GCD and LCM via prime factorization
#gcd #lcm #prime factorization
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.545Primes in GCD and LCM
#gcd #lcm #prime factorization
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.546Goldbach's conjecture (statement and verification)
#Goldbach conjecture #even numbers #primes
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.547Euclid's proof of infinitely many primes
#Euclid #contradiction #primes
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.548Iterated GCD
#gcd #iteration #associativity
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.549Prime factorization and divisors
#prime factorization #divisors #exponents
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.550Characterization of primes
#primes #characterization #divisors
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.551Using the sieve to test primality
#sieve #primality #application
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.552The sieve of Eratosthenes
#sieve #Eratosthenes #primes
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.553Smallest prime divisor
#smallest divisor #compositeness #sqrt bound
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.554The smallest prime factor
#smallest prime factor #compositeness #bounds
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.555Trial division primality test
#trial division #primality test #algorithm
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.556Twin primes
#twin primes #examples #conjecture
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.618n + S(n) + S(S(n)) = 60
#digit sum #congruence modulo 9 #bounding
Congruences
M1
M1
Ex.6198k + 7 is not a sum of three squares
#squares modulo 8 #representation by squares
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.620Counting divisors and the hundred lockers
#divisor function #perfect squares #pairing
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.621x² + y² = 3z² has no non-trivial solution
#infinite descent #squares modulo 3 #Diophantine equations
Diophantine equations
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.622x² − y² = 2024
#Diophantine equations #factoring #parity #divisors
Diophantine equations
M1
M1
Ex.623gcd(n! + 1, (n + 1)! + 1) = 1
#gcd #divisibility #factorials
Divisibility and gcd
M1
M1
Ex.62413 divides 2⁷⁰ + 3⁷⁰
#Fermat's little theorem #modular exponentiation
Divisibility and gcd
M1
M1
Ex.625When can 2ⁿ + 1 or 2ⁿ − 1 be prime?
#factorisation #primes #Fermat primes #Mersenne primes
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.643When is 1! + 2! + … + n! a perfect square?
#squares modulo n #factorials #Diophantine
Diophantine equations
M1
M1
Ex.644Writing 1 as a sum of unit fractions
#Egyptian fractions #bounding #Diophantine
Diophantine equations
M1
M1
Ex.645The sum of φ(d) over the divisors of n
#Euler totient #divisors #counting #fractions
Divisibility and gcd
M1
M1
Ex.70630 divides n⁵ − n
#divisibility #factorisation
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.740A divisibility identity for a sum
#divisibility #linearity #sum
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.741Bézout identity for 1001 and 315
#Euclidean algorithm #Bézout identity
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.742When are $2n$ and $3n+1$ coprime?
#divisibility #linear combination #coprimality
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.743Coprime powers remain coprime
#coprime #powers #Bézout
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.744If $a,b$ are coprime, so are $a+b$ and $ab$
#coprime #sum #product
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.745Divisibility of $a^n-b^n$
#divisibility #factorization #powers
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.746Divisors of a product
#divisibility #coprime #product divisibility
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.747Why the Euclidean algorithm works
#Euclidean algorithm #proof #division
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.748The Euclidean algorithm and Bézout identity
#Euclidean algorithm #Bézout identity #divisibility computation
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.749When is $(6n+12)/(2n+1)$ an integer?
#divisibility #fraction #case analysis
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.750An incompatible congruence system
#Chinese remainder #compatibility condition
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.751When does $n-4$ divide $3n-17$?
#divisibility #linear combination #case analysis
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.752When is the number of divisors odd?
#divisors #perfect squares #counting
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.753A divisibility recurrence
#divisibility #recurrence #Euclidean algorithm
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.754The smallest prime divisor
#primes #smallest divisor #compositeness
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.841Coprimality via congruences
#coprime #congruence #linear combination
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.842A CRT application
#CRT #application #calendar
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.843The Chinese remainder theorem (two moduli)
#Chinese remainder theorem #CRT #coprime moduli
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.844Euler's theorem
#Euler theorem #totient #modular exponentiation
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.845Computing $\varphi(n)$
#Euler totient #computation #prime factorization
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.846Generalization of Fermat
#Fermat #generalization #coprime
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.847Fermat's little theorem
#Fermat #prime #modular exponentiation
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.848Halving in modular arithmetic
#halving #modular arithmetic #odd modulus
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.849Finding modular inverses
#modular inverse #extended Euclidean #algorithm
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.850Inverse via Fermat
#Fermat #inverse #modular arithmetic
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.851Solvability of $ax\equiv b\pmod n$
#linear congruence #gcd criterion #number of solutions
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.852Applications of the modular inverse
#modular inverse #application #linear congruence
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.853Power cycles modulo $n$
#power cycle #periodicity #modulus
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.854A system of congruences
#system #CRT #linear congruences
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.855The order of an element mod $n$
#order #multiplicative group #divisor
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.856Computing large powers mod $n$
#modular exponentiation #square-and-multiply #fast power
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.908Bézout's identity
#Bézout #Euclidean algorithm #linear combination
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.909Coprime product
#coprime #product #divisibility
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.910Infinitely many primes
#Euclid #primes #proof by contradiction
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.911The fundamental theorem of arithmetic
#fundamental theorem #prime factorization #uniqueness
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.912Gauss's lemma
#Gauss lemma #divisibility #coprime
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.913GCD and product of coprime factors
#gcd #coprime #factorization
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.914Divisors of coprime numbers
#coprime #divisors #factorization
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.915Linear relations and coprimality
#coprime #linear relation #proof
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.916Proof of the Euclidean algorithm
#Euclidean algorithm #gcd invariance #proof
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.917GCD as a linear combination
#gcd #linear combination #Bézout
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.918GCD and linear combinations
#gcd #linear combination #divisors
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.919GCD of powers
#gcd #powers #prime factorization
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.920A coprimality proof
#coprime #proof #linear combination
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.921A recursive GCD
#gcd #Fibonacci #recursion
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.922Semiprimes and divisors
#semiprime #divisors #factorization
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.923Additive property of the p-adic valuation
#p-adic valuation #additivity #non-Archimedean
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.924Finding modular inverses
#modular inverse #Bézout #congruences
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.925Number of divisors
#divisors #prime factorization #counting
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.926Perfect numbers
#perfect numbers #sum of divisors #Euclid
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.927Perfect squares and divisors
#perfect squares #divisors #parity
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.928Prime power divisibility
#prime power #valuation #p-adic
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.929The radical of an integer
#radical #squarefree #prime factorization
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.930Sum of divisors
#sum of divisors #multiplicative #formula
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.931Units modulo $n$
#units #invertible #Euler totient
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.932p-adic valuation
#p-adic valuation #divisibility #properties
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.1026Rational root theorem and irrationality
#rational root theorem #algebraic #irrationality
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.1027Uncountability of irrationals
#uncountability #Cantor #irrationals
Irrationality
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1028Rational coefficients and irrational roots
#rational coefficients #irrational roots #conjugates
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.1029Degree of algebraic numbers
#algebraic degree #minimal polynomial #sqrt2
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.1030Rational, algebraic, transcendental
#hierarchy #algebraic #transcendental
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.1118Coprimality and Euler's theorem
#coprime #Euler theorem #application
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1119Coprimality with factorials
#coprime #factorial #prime
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1120Factorial and coprime integers
#factorial #coprime #bounds
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1121Consecutive primes and products
#consecutive primes #product #gap
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1122Coprime integers and prime divisors
#coprime #prime divisors #intersection
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1123Coprime products and primes
#coprime #product #prime
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1124Divisibility by coprime integers
#coprime #divisibility #product
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1125Coprime remainders
#coprime #remainders #CRT
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1126Multiplicativity of $\varphi$
#Euler totient #multiplicative #CRT
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1127Euler's totient of a prime power
#Euler totient #prime power #formula
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1128Factoring a large integer
#factorization #primes #algorithm
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1129Fermat's little theorem
#Fermat #prime #modular exponentiation
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1130Fermat primality test
#Fermat test #primality #witness
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1131Fermat's little theorem and compositeness
#Fermat #compositeness test #modular exponentiation
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1132Totient and coprime residue classes
#totient #coprime #residue classes
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1133Euclid's lemma
#Euclid lemma #prime #divisibility
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1134Primes and factorials
#factorial #primes #Wilson
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1135GCD of a product
#gcd #product #prime factorization
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1136Mersenne primes
#Mersenne #primes #perfect numbers
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1137Mersenne primes and exponents
#Mersenne #primes #exponents
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1138Order modulo a prime
#order #prime #divisor
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1139Even perfect numbers and Mersenne primes
#perfect numbers #Mersenne #Euclid-Euler
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1140The prime counting function
#prime counting #pi function #estimates
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1141Prime gaps
#prime gaps #arbitrary gaps #construction
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1142Prime powers and divisibility
#prime powers #divisibility #exponents
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1143Primality test up to $\sqrt n$
#primality test #sqrt #trial division
Primes
High school
High school
Ex.1144Sophie Germain primes
#Sophie Germain #primes #examples
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1277Long runs of non-squarefree numbers
#Chinese remainder theorem #squarefree numbers
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1278Infinitely many primes of the form 4k + 3
#primes #Euclid's argument #residues
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1279n divides 2ⁿ − 1 only for n = 1
#order #Fermat's little theorem #smallest prime divisor
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1280The gcd of 2ᵃ − 1 and 2ᵇ − 1
#gcd #Euclidean algorithm #divisibility
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.128160 divides xyz for every Pythagorean triple
#Pythagorean triples #residues #squares modulo n
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1282Wilson's theorem and its converse
#Wilson's theorem #modular inverses #primality
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1328A multiple of n written with only 0s and 1s
#pigeonhole #repunits #decimal digits
Congruences
M1
M1
Ex.1329(n²)! is divisible by (n!)^(n+1)
#integrality #factorials #double counting #multinomial
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1330If aᵖ ≡ bᵖ (mod p) then aᵖ ≡ bᵖ (mod p²)
#Fermat's little theorem #binomial theorem #lifting
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1331Infinitely many n dividing 2ⁿ + 1
#induction #lifting the exponent #infinitely many #factorisation
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1332Infinitely many primes ≡ 1 (mod 4)
#infinitely many primes #order #Euclid's argument
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1333v_p(n!) from the digits of n in base p
#Legendre's formula #digit sum #p-adic valuation #base p
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1334Counting odd entries in a row of Pascal's triangle
#binomial coefficients #parity #binary expansion #generating function
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1335Prime divisors of 2ᵖ − 1
#Mersenne numbers #order #primality testing
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1336Prime divisors of n² + n + 1
#order #Fermat's little theorem #primes in progressions
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1337((p − 1)/2)! modulo a prime p ≡ 3 (mod 4)
#Wilson's theorem #factorials modulo p #quadratic residues
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1338The Frobenius coin problem for two coins
#Frobenius number #linear Diophantine #Chicken McNugget
Diophantine equations
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1339The sum of the quadratic residues modulo p
#quadratic residues #sum of squares #divisibility
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1340Infinitely many triangular numbers that are squares
#Pell equation #recurrence #infinitely many
Diophantine equations
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1482Existence of a Bézout identity
#Bézout #existence #well-ordering
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.1483A Chinese remainder system
#Chinese remainder theorem #congruences #Bézout
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1484A common divisor divides 43
#divisibility #linear combination #prime number
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.1485Solving a linear Diophantine equation
#Diophantine equation #Bézout #particular solution
Diophantine equations
L1
L1
Ex.1486Solving $ax+by=c$
#Diophantine equation #Bézout #solvability criterion
Diophantine equations
L1
L1
Ex.1487Solving $\divisibility(a,b)+\operatorname{lcm}(a,b)=9+b$
#divisibility #lcm #Diophantine equation
Divisibility and gcd
High school
High school
Ex.1488A prime divisor property
#primes #divisibility #Euclid's lemma
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.1578CRT with non-coprime moduli
#CRT #non-coprime #compatibility
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1579The CRT as a ring isomorphism
#CRT #ring isomorphism #product
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1580The CRT with three moduli
#CRT #three moduli #pairwise coprime
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1581The Diffie–Hellman protocol
#Diffie-Hellman #cryptography #modular
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1582Euler's theorem applied
#Euler theorem #totient #computation
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1583Fermat's little theorem and pseudoprimes
#Fermat #pseudoprime #compositeness
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1584Proving Fermat's little theorem
#Fermat #proof #permutation
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1585Legendre symbol and Euler's criterion
#Legendre symbol #Euler criterion #quadratic reciprocity
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1586RSA and modular arithmetic
#RSA #cryptography #modular exponentiation
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1587Primitive roots
#primitive root #generator #cyclic group
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1588Quadratic residues mod $p$
#quadratic residues #Legendre symbol #Euler criterion
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1589A system of linear congruences
#system #linear congruences #CRT
Congruences
L1
L1
Ex.1590Wilson's theorem
#Wilson theorem #prime #factorial
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1644Egyptian fractions
#Egyptian fractions #unit fractions #greedy algorithm
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1645Chinese remainder theorem
#Chinese remainder #congruences #CRT
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.1646Coprime numbers and exponents
#coprime #exponents #gcd
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1647Coprime sums and products
#coprime #sum #product
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1648An application of the Euclidean algorithm
#Euclidean algorithm #expansion #continued fraction
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1649A Diophantine equation with coefficients
#Diophantine #Bézout #general solution
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.1650Euler's totient function
#Euler totient #coprime #formula
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.1651GCD of sums
#gcd #sums #congruence
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1652GCD via the Euclidean matrix
#gcd #Euclidean algorithm #matrix
Divisibility and gcd
L1
L1
Ex.1653Divisors of Mersenne numbers
#Mersenne #divisors #congruences
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1654GCD in $\mathbb{Z}$ vs $\mathbb{R}[X]$
#analogy #gcd #polynomials #integers
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1655GCD of polynomial coefficients
#gcd #coefficients #polynomials
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1656Primitive Pythagorean triples
#Pythagorean triples #coprime #parity
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1752$e$ is not a quadratic irrational
#e #quadratic irrational #contradiction
Irrationality
L1
L1
Ex.1753Liouville's theorem and examples
#Liouville #approximation #transcendental
Irrationality
M1
M1
Ex.1754Independence of square roots
#independence #square roots #linear independence
Irrationality
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1831Bertrand's postulate (statement and examples)
#Bertrand #primes #interval
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1832Quadratic reciprocity applied
#quadratic reciprocity #Legendre #application
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.1833Primes of the form $4n+1$
#Dirichlet #arithmetic progression #primes
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1834Fermat test detects compositeness
#Fermat test #witness #compositeness
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1835Fermat factorization
#Fermat factorization #factoring #difference of squares
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1836GCD via Euler's totient
#gcd #Euler totient #formula
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1837Primorial and GCD
#primorial #gcd #primes
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1838Bounds on the $n$-th prime
#n-th prime #bounds #elementary
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1839Prime numbers and prime ideals
#prime ideal #Z #prime numbers
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1840Finding primitive roots
#primitive root #mod prime #computation
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1841Pseudoprimes
#pseudoprime #Fermat #compositeness
Primes
L1
L1
Ex.1842Primes and polynomial irreducibility
#irreducibility #primes #polynomial
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.1843The sieve of Sundaram
#sieve #Sundaram #primes
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1957⌊√n + √(n+1)⌋ = ⌊√(4n+2)⌋
#floor function #square roots #squares modulo 4
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1958Primes 3 mod 4 and sums of two squares
#sum of two squares #quadratic residues #descent
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1959When is n⁴ + n³ + n² + n + 1 a perfect square?
#bounding between squares #Diophantine equations
Diophantine equations
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1960An integrality proof by Legendre's formula
#Legendre's formula #floor function #integrality
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1961Prime factors of Fermat numbers
#order #Fermat numbers #Fermat's little theorem
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1962The exact power of 3 dividing 2^(3ⁿ) + 1
#p-adic valuation #lifting the exponent #induction
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1995Even perfect numbers (Euclid–Euler)
#perfect numbers #sigma function #multiplicativity #Mersenne primes
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1996Every prime ≡ 1 (mod 4) is a sum of two squares
#sum of two squares #Thue's lemma #pigeonhole #Wilson
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1997n divides φ(aⁿ − 1)
#order #Euler's theorem #totient
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1998Which primes divide C(2n, n)?
#Legendre's formula #central binomial coefficient #Bertrand's postulate
Primes
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1999gcd(F_m, F_n) = F_gcd(m,n)
#Fibonacci numbers #gcd #Euclidean algorithm #divisibility sequences
Divisibility and gcd
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2108A Carmichael number check
#Carmichael #Fermat #pseudoprime
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2109The Carmichael function $\lambda(n)$
#Carmichael function #lcm #exponent
Congruences
M1
M1
Ex.2110The discrete logarithm
#discrete logarithm #cyclic group #Pohlig-Hellman
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2111Power tower modulo $n$
#power tower #modular exponentiation #Carmichael
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2112Square roots modulo $p$
#square roots #mod p #Tonelli-Shanks
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2113Stirling numbers via modular arithmetic
#Stirling #modular arithmetic #combinatorics
Congruences
M1
M1
Ex.2114NTT and modular arithmetic (statement)
#NTT #number theory transform #FFT #modular
Congruences
M1
M1
Ex.2122Carmichael numbers (statement)
#Carmichael #primes #Fermat
Divisibility and gcd
M1
M1
Ex.2123The Miller–Rabin test
#primality testing #Miller-Rabin #modular arithmetic
Divisibility and gcd
M1
M1
Ex.2173Algebraic independence of $e$ and $\pi$
#algebraic independence #e #pi
Irrationality
M1
M1
Ex.2174Irrationality of e+ π and πe
#irrationality #e #pi #open problem
Irrationality
M1
M1
Ex.2175Euler's number and transcendence
#e #transcendence #Euler
Irrationality
M1
M1
Ex.2176Schanuel's conjecture (statement)
#Schanuel #conjecture #transcendence
Irrationality
M1
M1
Ex.2191The AKS primality test (statement)
#AKS #deterministic primality #polynomial time
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2192Elliptic curve factorization (statement)
#elliptic curve #factorization #Lenstra
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2193The Fermat quotient
#Fermat quotient #prime #congruence
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2194The Lucas–Lehmer test
#Lucas-Lehmer #Mersenne #primality
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2195Chebyshev's bounds
#Chebyshev #bounds #prime counting
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2196Primes in arithmetic progressions
#Dirichlet theorem #arithmetic progression #primes
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2197The prime number theorem (statement)
#prime number theorem #asymptotic #pi function
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2198Existence of primitive roots
#primitive root #existence #cyclic group
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2199Proth's theorem
#Proth #primes #primality
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2200Quadratic reciprocity (statement)
#quadratic reciprocity #Legendre symbol #primes
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2201Sophie Germain's theorem
#Sophie Germain #Fermat #primes
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2202Stirling's formula and primes
#Stirling #factorial #prime counting
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2203The Miller–Rabin test
#Miller-Rabin #primality #probabilistic
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2204Wieferich primes (statement)
#Wieferich #Fermat quotient #primes
Primes
M1
M1
Ex.2233Vieta jumping: (a² + b²)/(ab + 1) is a square
#Vieta jumping #descent #Diophantine equations #extremal principle
Diophantine equations
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2240Primitive roots exist modulo every prime
#primitive root #order #totient #polynomial roots
Congruences
Olympiad
Olympiad