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Re:Pierre de Fermat's Link to a High School Student's Prime ... by tgv on Thursday November 23, 2023 @08:53AM (#38392758)
> So the the author continues to "explore the converse" by trying p=3 and p=5.

That's to set it up for the case of 561, assuming the converse holds and it is a good test for primes. It's a bit long-winded, but acceptable (IMO).

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Re:Pierre de Fermat's Link to a High School Student's Prime ... by tromp on Thursday November 23, 2023 @10:29AM (#38393782)
That case should be set up by trying all composites under 561 first...
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