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Primality Tests and Prime Certificate

Logic in Computer Science 2022-03-31 v1

Abstract

This note presents a formalisation done in Coq of Lucas-Lehmer test and Pocklington certificate for prime numbers. They both are direct consequences of Fermat little theorem. Fermat little theorem is proved using elementary group theory and in particular Lagrange theorem.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2203.16341,
  title  = {Primality Tests and Prime Certificate},
  author = {Laurent Théry and Sophia Antipolis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.16341},
  year   = {2022}
}
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