Hi, I am having problem with solving this task from my math homework. If number p is prime and p^2+8 is also prime. Prove that p^3+4 is also prime number.
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Suppose that p ≠ 3. Then
thus p2 + 8 is not prime and we were wrong in our assumption. Then p = 3 and p3 + 4 = 31 which is obviously prime.
How to prove that p2 = 1 mod 3?
Fermat's little theorem. If p is prime, then
This is a special case of Euler's theorem, which is formulated like this for coprime a, m:
