Let S(A) be {1,2,3,...,(A-1)} and S'(A,B) be the set of elements X from S(A) that satisfy X^B mod A=1. Assuming that A is prime, find the sum of all the elements of S'(A,B) in terms of A and B.
(In reply to
One pattern by Charlie)
Try using Fermat's Little Theorem and also note that their sum is divisible by A except for the case where only 1 is the solution
Edited on July 21, 2007, 4:21 am
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Posted by Praneeth
on 2007-07-21 03:14:05 |