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On the special harmonic numbers $H_{\lfloor p/9 \rfloor}$ and $H_{\lfloor p/18 \rfloor}$ modulo $p$

Number Theory 2023-02-07 v1

Abstract

Building on work of Zhi-Hong Sun, we establish congruences for the special harmonic numbers Hp/9H_\lfloor p/9 \rfloor and Hp/18H_{\lfloor p/18 \rfloor} modulo pp, which contain respectively three and four distinct arithmetic components. We also obtain a complete determination modulo pp of the corresponding families of sums of reciprocals of the type studied by Dilcher and Skula. Applications to the first case of Fermat's Last Theorem are considered.

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@article{arxiv.2302.02027,
  title  = {On the special harmonic numbers $H_{\lfloor p/9 \rfloor}$ and $H_{\lfloor p/18 \rfloor}$ modulo $p$},
  author = {John Blythe Dobson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.02027},
  year   = {2023}
}

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