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Euler pseudoprime

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In arithmetic, an odd composite integer n is called an Euler pseudoprime to base a, if a and n are coprime, and

(where mod refers to the modulo operation).

The motivation for this definition is the fact that all prime numbers p satisfy the above equation which can be deduced from Fermat's little theorem. Fermat's theorem asserts that if p is prime, and coprime to a, then ap−1 ≡ 1 (mod p). Suppose that p>2 is prime, then p can be expressed as 2q + 1 where q is an integer. Thus, a(2q+1) − 1 ≡ 1 (mod p), which means that a2q − 1 ≡ 0 (mod p). This can be factored as (aq − 1)(aq + 1) ≡ 0 (mod p), which is equivalent to a(p−1)/2 ≡ ±1 (mod p).

The equation can be tested rather quickly, which can be used for probabilistic primality testing. These tests are twice as strong as tests based on Fermat's little theorem.

Every Euler pseudoprime is also a Fermat pseudoprime. It is not possible to produce a definite test of primality based on whether a number is an Euler pseudoprime because there exist absolute Euler pseudoprimes, numbers which are Euler pseudoprimes to every base relatively prime to themselves. The absolute Euler pseudoprimes are a subset of the absolute Fermat pseudoprimes, or Carmichael numbers, and the smallest absolute Euler pseudoprime is 1729 = 7×13×19 (sequence A033181 in the OEIS).

Relation to Euler–Jacobi pseudoprimes

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The slightly stronger condition that

where n is an odd composite, the greatest common divisor of a and n equals 1, and (a/n) is the Jacobi symbol, is the more common definition of an Euler pseudoprime. See, for example, page 115 of the book by Koblitz listed below, page 90 of the book by Riesel, or page 1003 of.[1] A discussion of numbers of this form can be found at Euler–Jacobi pseudoprime. There are no absolute Euler–Jacobi pseudoprimes.[1]: p. 1004 

A strong probable prime test is even stronger than the Euler-Jacobi test but takes the same computational effort. Because of this advantage over the Euler-Jacobi test, prime-testing software is often based on the strong test.

Implementation in Lua

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function EulerTest(k)
  a = 2
  if k == 1 then return false
  elseif k == 2 then return true
  else
    m = modPow(a,(k-1)/2,k)
    if (m == 1) or (m == k-1) then
      return true
    else
      return false
    end
  end
end

Examples

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n Euler pseudoprimes to base n
1 9, 15, 21, 25, 27, 33, 35, 39, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 63, 65, 69, 75, 77, 81, 85, 87, 91, 93, 95, 99, 105, 111, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 129, 133, 135, 141, 143, 145, 147, 153, 155, 159, 161, 165, 169, 171, 175, 177, 183, 185, 187, 189, 195, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 213, 215, 217, 219, 221, 225, 231, 235, 237, 243, 245, 247, 249, 253, 255, 259, 261, 265, 267, 273, 275, 279, 285, 287, 289, 291, 295, 297, 299, ... (all odd composites)
2 341, 561, 1105, 1729, 1905, 2047, 2465, 3277, 4033, 4681, 5461, 6601, 8321, 8481, ...
3 121, 703, 1541, 1729, 1891, 2465, 2821, 3281, 4961, 7381, 8401, 8911, ...
4 341, 561, 645, 1105, 1387, 1729, 1905, 2047, 2465, 2701, 2821, 3277, 4033, 4369, 4371, 4681, 5461, 6601, 7957, 8321, 8481, 8911, ...
5 217, 781, 1541, 1729, 5461, 5611, 6601, 7449, 7813, ...
6 185, 217, 301, 481, 1111, 1261, 1333, 1729, 2465, 2701, 3421, 3565, 3589, 3913, 5713, 6533, 8365, ...
7 25, 325, 703, 817, 1825, 2101, 2353, 2465, 3277, 4525, 6697, 8321, ...
8 9, 21, 65, 105, 133, 273, 341, 481, 511, 561, 585, 1001, 1105, 1281, 1417, 1541, 1661, 1729, 1905, 2047, 2465, 2501, 3201, 3277, 3641, 4033, 4097, 4641, 4681, 4921, 5461, 6305, 6533, 6601, 7161, 8321, 8481, 9265, 9709, ...
9 91, 121, 671, 703, 949, 1105, 1541, 1729, 1891, 2465, 2665, 2701, 2821, 3281, 3367, 3751, 4961, 5551, 6601, 7381, 8401, 8911, ...
10 9, 33, 91, 481, 657, 1233, 1729, 2821, 2981, 4187, 5461, 6533, 6541, 6601, 7777, 8149, 8401, ...
11 133, 305, 481, 645, 793, 1729, 2047, 2257, 2465, 4577, 4921, 5041, 5185, 8113, ...
12 65, 91, 133, 145, 247, 377, 385, 1649, 1729, 2041, 2233, 2465, 2821, 3553, 6305, 8911, 9073, ...
13 21, 85, 105, 561, 1099, 1785, 2465, 5149, 5185, 7107, 8841, 8911, 9577, 9637, ...
14 15, 65, 481, 781, 793, 841, 985, 1541, 2257, 2465, 2561, 2743, 3277, 5185, 5713, 6533, 6541, 7171, 7449, 7585, 8321, 9073, ...
15 341, 1477, 1541, 1687, 1729, 1921, 3277, 6541, 9073, ...
16 15, 85, 91, 341, 435, 451, 561, 645, 703, 1105, 1247, 1271, 1387, 1581, 1695, 1729, 1891, 1905, 2047, 2071, 2465, 2701, 2821, 3133, 3277, 3367, 3683, 4033, 4369, 4371, 4681, 4795, 4859, 5461, 5551, 6601, 6643, 7957, 8321, 8481, 8695, 8911, 9061, 9131, 9211, 9605, 9919, ...
17 9, 91, 145, 781, 1111, 1305, 1729, 2149, 2821, 4033, 4187, 5365, 5833, 6697, 7171, ...
18 25, 49, 65, 133, 325, 343, 425, 1105, 1225, 1369, 1387, 1729, 1921, 2149, 2465, 2977, 4577, 5725, 5833, 5941, 6305, 6517, 6601, 7345, ...
19 9, 45, 49, 169, 343, 561, 889, 905, 1105, 1661, 1849, 2353, 2465, 2701, 3201, 4033, 4681, 5461, 5713, 6541, 6697, 7957, 8145, 8281, 8401, 9997, ...
20 21, 57, 133, 671, 889, 1281, 1653, 1729, 1891, 2059, 2413, 2761, 3201, 5461, 5473, 5713, 5833, 6601, 6817, 7999, ...
21 65, 221, 703, 793, 1045, 1105, 2465, 3781, 5185, 5473, 6541, 7363, 8965, 9061, ...
22 21, 69, 91, 105, 161, 169, 345, 485, 1183, 1247, 1541, 1729, 2041, 2047, 2413, 2465, 2821, 3241, 3801, 5551, 7665, 9453, ...
23 33, 169, 265, 341, 385, 481, 553, 1065, 1271, 1729, 2321, 2465, 2701, 2821, 3097, 4033, 4081, 4345, 4371, 4681, 5149, 6533, 6541, 7189, 7957, 8321, 8651, 8745, 8911, 9805, ...
24 25, 175, 553, 805, 949, 1541, 1729, 1825, 1975, 2413, 2465, 2701, 3781, 4537, 6931, 7501, 9085, 9361, ...
25 217, 561, 781, 1541, 1729, 1891, 2821, 4123, 5461, 5611, 5731, 6601, 7449, 7813, 8029, 8911, 9881, ...
26 9, 25, 27, 45, 133, 217, 225, 475, 561, 589, 703, 925, 1065, 2465, 3325, 3385, 3565, 3825, 4741, 4921, 5041, 5425, 6697, 8029, 9073, ...
27 65, 121, 133, 259, 341, 365, 481, 703, 1001, 1541, 1649, 1729, 1891, 2465, 2821, 2981, 2993, 3281, 4033, 4745, 4921, 4961, 5461, 6305, 6533, 7381, 7585, 8321, 8401, 8911, 9809, 9841, 9881, ...
28 9, 27, 145, 261, 361, 529, 785, 1305, 1431, 2041, 2413, 2465, 3201, 3277, 4553, 4699, 5149, 7065, 8321, 8401, 9841, ...
29 15, 21, 91, 105, 341, 469, 481, 793, 871, 1729, 1897, 2105, 2257, 2821, 4371, 4411, 5149, 5185, 5473, 5565, 6097, 7161, 8321, 8401, 8421, 8841, ...
30 49, 133, 217, 341, 403, 469, 589, 637, 871, 901, 931, 1273, 1537, 1729, 2059, 2077, 2821, 3097, 3277, 4081, 4097, 5729, 6031, 6061, 6097, 6409, 6817, 7657, 8023, 8029, 8401, 9881, ...

Least Euler pseudoprime to base n

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n Least EPSP n Least EPSP n Least EPSP n Least EPSP
1 9 33 545 65 33 97 21
2 341 34 21 66 65 98 9
3 121 35 9 67 33 99 25
4 341 36 35 68 25 100 9
5 217 37 9 69 35 101 25
6 185 38 39 70 69 102 133
7 25 39 133 71 9 103 51
8 9 40 39 72 85 104 15
9 91 41 21 73 9 105 451
10 9 42 451 74 15 106 15
11 133 43 21 75 91 107 9
12 65 44 9 76 15 108 91
13 21 45 133 77 39 109 9
14 15 46 9 78 77 110 111
15 341 47 65 79 39 111 55
16 15 48 49 80 9 112 65
17 9 49 25 81 91 113 21
18 25 50 21 82 9 114 115
19 9 51 25 83 21 115 57
20 21 52 51 84 85 116 9
21 65 53 9 85 21 117 49
22 21 54 55 86 65 118 9
23 33 55 9 87 133 119 15
24 25 56 33 88 87 120 77
25 217 57 25 89 9 121 15
26 9 58 57 90 91 122 33
27 65 59 15 91 9 123 85
28 9 60 341 92 21 124 25
29 15 61 15 93 25 125 9
30 49 62 9 94 57 126 25
31 15 63 341 95 141 127 9
32 25 64 9 96 65 128 49

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Carl Pomerance; John L. Selfridge; Samuel S. Wagstaff, Jr. (July 1980). "The pseudoprimes to 25·109" (PDF). Mathematics of Computation. 35 (151): 1003–1026. doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-1980-0572872-7. JSTOR 2006210.
  • M. Koblitz, "A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography", Springer-Verlag, 1987.
  • H. Riesel, "Prime numbers and computer methods of factorisation", Birkhäuser, Boston, Mass., 1985.