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Zsigmondy's theorem



In number theory, the Zsigmondy's theorem states that if a>b>0 are coprime integers, then for any natural number n>1 there is a prime number p (called primitive prime divisor) that divides an-bn and does not divide ak-bk for all k<n, with the following exceptions:



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