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On a conjectural congruence of Guo

Number Theory 2020-01-24 v1

Abstract

Let p3(mod4)p\equiv3\pmod{4} be a prime and rr a positive integer. We show that k=1(p2r1)/24k14k+11(modp2). \prod_{k=1}^{(p^{2r}-1)/2}\frac{4k-1}{4k+1}\equiv1\pmod{p^2}. This confirms a recent conjecture of Guo.

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@article{arxiv.2001.08347,
  title  = {On a conjectural congruence of Guo},
  author = {Chen Wang and Hao Pan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.08347},
  year   = {2020}
}

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