Number theoryDifficulty 6.8National olympiadProve it
16. a) Show that if p and q are distinct odd primes, then pq is a pseudoprime to the base 2 if and only if ordq2∣(p−1) and ordp2∣(q−1). b) Use part (a) to decide which of the following integers are pseudoprimes to the base 2: 13⋅67,19⋅73,23⋅89,29⋅97.
Solution
16. b) 23.89
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