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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 ii Paper 1 1I b Solution by
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An odd composite number with is a Fermat pseudoprime to base whenFor , the Chinese remainder theorem for unit groups reduces this condition to congruences modulo and . Modulo , Fermat's little theorem givesso exactly when . Modulo , the unit group has order , soThe equation in the cyclic group has solutions, namely .
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