Sophie Germain's theorem for prime pairs \(p, 6p+1\) (Q1090696)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4008481
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Sophie Germain's theorem for prime pairs \(p, 6p+1\)
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4008481

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    Sophie Germain's theorem for prime pairs \(p, 6p+1\) (English)
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    1987
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    Let \(p\) be an odd prime and suppose that there exist integers \(X, Y, Z\) prime to \(p\) satisfying the Fermat equation \(X^p+Y^p+Z^p=0\). Suppose that \(q=6p+1\) is a prime. Working in the quadratic field \(\mathbb Q(\sqrt{-3})\), the author deduces from this certain rational divisibility conditions depending on \(q\). His computations show that among the \(14443\) prime pairs \((p,q)\) with \(p<10^6\) there are \(1615\) pairs satisfying these conditions.
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    first case of Fermat's last theorem
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    rational divisibility conditions
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    prime pairs
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