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Wilson's theorem modulo higher prime powers III: The cases modulo $p^6$ and $p^7$

Number Theory 2025-10-31 v1

Abstract

Extending previous work of the author, we compute the Wilson quotient modulo p5p^5 and p6p^6, and equivalently (p1)!(p-1)! modulo p6p^6 and p7p^7, respectively. Further, we determine some power sums of the Fermat quotients up to modulo p6p^6. Subsequently, we discuss some patterns that occur in the pp-adic coefficients of the Wilson quotient as well as of (p1)!(p-1)!, whereby the original congruence (p1)!1(modp)(p-1)! \equiv -1 \pmod{p} fits perfectly into the theory.

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@article{arxiv.2510.26743,
  title  = {Wilson's theorem modulo higher prime powers III: The cases modulo $p^6$ and $p^7$},
  author = {Bernd C. Kellner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.26743},
  year   = {2025}
}

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