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Originally Posted by cheesehead
But why is 5 the minimum universal exponent
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think you will find that Mr Kanadadai meant that where 2^x - 1 = y, the minimum universal exponent is the lowest positive x that makes y congruent to 0(mod 31), not 0(mod y).
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think this is a consequence of the corollary he mentioned in his previous post
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Originally Posted by devarajkandadai
(2^x) + 29: this function of x is a multiple of 31...
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I'm not saying I follow his argument, or even agree with him. I'm just offering to clarify what I think he said.