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  1. Finding a primitive root of a prime number

    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

  2. What is a primitive polynomial? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    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 …

  3. When are Idempotents elements of a semisimple algebra primitive

    Jun 26, 2024 · 1 Based on the comments, a primitive central idempotent is a central idempotent that cannot be written as a sum of two central orthogonal idempotents. If we define that a primitive …

  4. Primitive integer triangles - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    An integer sided triangle $ (a,b,c)$ is called primitive if $\gcd (a,b,c)=1$. How many primitive integer-sided triangles exist with a perimeter not exceeding $10 000 000$? I am trying to solve this on Euler …

  5. Ian Stewart, Definition for Primitive Root of Unity

    Sep 25, 2025 · Def 1: A primitive $n$ -th root of unity is an $n$ -th root of 1 that is not an $m$ -th root of 1 for any proper divisor $m$ of $n$. This definition seems different from what I have seen elsewhere.

  6. What is a free group element that is not primitive?

    May 6, 2015 · A primitive element of a free group is an element of some basis of the free group. I have seen some recent papers on algorithmic problems concerning primitive elements of free groups, for …

  7. number theory - Given 2 is a primitive root mod 19, find all solutions ...

    Mar 23, 2019 · Could you please help me solve the following problem? 2 is a primitive root mod 19. Using this information, find all solutions to x^12 ≡ 7 (mod 19) and x^12 ≡ 6 (mod 19) I think I would …

  8. Is there a formula that genrates only and all primitive Pythagorean ...

    Sep 21, 2023 · Is there a formula that genrates only and all primitive Pythagorean triples? Ask Question Asked 2 years, 4 months ago Modified 2 years, 4 months ago

  9. Why choose sets to be the primitive objects in mathematics rather than ...

    Jul 31, 2021 · However, it is the set, rather than the tuple, that is chosen as the primitive object. Why is it useful for the foundations of mathematics that sets have very little "structure", and would their be any …

  10. Invertible and primitive polynomials - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Invertible and primitive polynomials Ask Question Asked 14 years, 3 months ago Modified 11 years, 2 months ago