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A Generalization of A Result of Gauss on Primitive Root

Number Theory 2019-11-20 v1

Abstract

A primitive root modulo an integer nn is the generator of the multiplicative group of integers modulo nn. Gauss proved that for any prime number pp greater than 33, the sum of its primitive roots is congruent to 11 modulo pp while its product is congruent to μ(p1)\mu(p-1) modulo pp, where μ\mu is the M\"{o}bius function. In this paper, we will generalize these two interesting congruences and give the congruences of the sum and the product of integers with the same index modulo nn.

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@article{arxiv.1911.08176,
  title  = {A Generalization of A Result of Gauss on Primitive Root},
  author = {Hao Zhong and Tianxin Cai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.08176},
  year   = {2019}
}

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