Jan 6, 2019 · The so-called primitive function f f, which was the starting point and so came first, the root meaning of primitive (Lat. primus, first), is what we might call an antiderivative or integral of p p. …

May 16, 2023 · How would you find a primitive root of a prime number such as 761? How do you pick the primitive roots to test? Randomly? Thanks

I'm trying to understand what primitive roots are for a given mod n mod n. Wolfram's definition is as follows: A primitive root of a prime p p is an integer g g such that g (mod p) g (mod p) has …

Jul 31, 2010 · 9 What is a primitive polynomial? I was looking into some random number generation algorithms and 'primitive polynomial' came up a sufficient number of times that I decided to look into …

Dec 16, 2021 · $fg$ primitive $\to$ $f, g$ primitive Ask Question Asked 4 years ago Modified 2 years, 1 month ago

Actually, I guess it's not that bad. Averaged over the smallest 9700 prime powers , the probability of picking a primitive element in is about 0.37.

How to find all primitive triples (a,b,c)? (Pythagorean Triples) Ask Question Asked 10 years, 9 months ago Modified 5 years, 10 months ago

Sep 30, 2018 · I wish to prove the following: If $p$ is an odd prime and $g$ is a primitive root modulo $p$, then either $g$ or $g+p$ is a primitive root modulo every power of $p$.

Jun 6, 2016 · 2 Primes have not just one primitive root, but many. So you find the first primitive root by taking any number, calculating its powers until the result is 1, and if p = 13 you must have 12 …

Sep 1, 2015 · I have read that, but essentially what I want to know is, can a primitive root be defined in a simpler, easier to understand way? For my level of mathematics, some of the more formal definitions …