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Wieferich Primes and Monogenic Trinomials

Number Theory 2026-05-25 v2

Abstract

A prime pp is called a Wieferich prime if 2p11(modp2)2^{p-1}\equiv 1 \pmod{p^2}. A monic polynomial f(x)Z[x]f(x)\in {\mathbb Z}[x] of degree N2N\ge 2 is called monogenic if f(x)f(x) is irreducible over Q{\mathbb Q} and {1,θ,θ2,,θN1}\{1,\theta,\theta^2,\ldots,\theta^{N-1}\} is a basis for the ring of integers of Q(θ){\mathbb Q}(\theta), where f(θ)=0f(\theta)=0. In this article, we show that Fp(x):=x2p+2xp+2{\mathcal F}_p(x):=x^{2p}+2x^{p}+2 is monogenic if and only if pp is not a Wieferich prime.

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@article{arxiv.2605.13460,
  title  = {Wieferich Primes and Monogenic Trinomials},
  author = {Lenny Jones},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.13460},
  year   = {2026}
}
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