Determine the smallest positive prime p which satisfies the congruence p + p − 1 ≡ 2 5 ( m o d 1 4 3 ) .
Here, p − 1 as usual denotes multiplicative inverse.
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@Samrat Mukhopadhyay Hello, how to find p ≡ 3 or p ≡ 9 m o d 1 3 from p 2 + p + 1 ≡ 0 m o d 1 3 ? How to solve these type of equation?
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Note that p 2 + p + 1 ≡ 0 ( m o d 1 3 ) is equivalent to ( 2 p + 1 ) 2 ≡ 1 0 ( m o d 1 3 ) ⟹ 2 p + 1 ≡ 6 , 7 which implies that p ≡ 3 or p ≡ 9 ( m o d 1 3 ) .
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Solving the given modular equation is equivalent to solving the equation p 2 + 1 ≡ 2 5 p m o d 1 4 3 Now, note that, we can reduce the given equation to the following: 1 1 ( p 2 + p + 1 ) ≡ 0 m o d 1 4 3 Since 1 4 3 = 1 1 × 1 3 , it follows that p 2 + p + 1 ≡ 0 m o d 1 3 . This implies that p ≡ 3 , or p ≡ 9 m o d 1 3 . Now, if p = 1 3 k + 3 , from the equivalent of the given condition, we find, 1 3 k 2 − 1 9 k − 5 ≡ 0 m o d 1 1 ⟹ k 2 + ( k − 4 ) 2 ≡ 1 0 m o d 1 1 ⟹ k ≡ 1 , 3 m o d 1 1 . Similarly, if p = 1 3 k + 9 , we find, 1 3 k 2 − 7 k − 1 1 ≡ 0 m o d 1 1 ⟹ 2 k 2 − 7 k ≡ 0 m o d 1 1 ⟹ k ≡ 0 , 9 m o d 1 1 . Thus, we find that p ≡ 1 3 k + a ≡ 9 , 1 6 , 4 2 , 1 2 6 m o d 1 4 3 . An easy search then reveals that 2 6 9 is the smallest prime number of this form. Thus the answer is 2 6 9 .