The Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society

Kenneth S. Williams ¹

Affiliations
1 Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, CA

Abstract

Let p be a prime ≠ 2,3. We consider the problem of giving a necessary and sufficient condition for 2 to be a ninth power (mod p), analogous to those known for 2 to be a k th power (mod p) for k = 3 [3], k = 5 [4], k = 7 [5] and k = 11 [6].

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