About Fermat's little theorem

In number theory, Fermat's little theorem states that if p is a prime number, then for any integer a, the number ap − a is an integer multiple of p. In the notation of modular arithmetic, this is expressed as

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Fermat's little theorem

mathematical theorem that, for any prime 𝑝, the 𝑝th power of any integer 𝑛 is congruent to 𝑛 modulo 𝑝

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