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  1. calculus - Why is "antiderivative" also known as "primitive ...

    Jan 6, 2019 · The so-called primitive function f f, which was the starting point and so came first, the root meaning of primitive (Lat. primus, first), is what we might call an antiderivative or …

  2. What are primitive roots modulo n? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    I'm trying to understand what primitive roots are for a given mod n mod n. Wolfram's definition is as follows: A primitive root of a prime p p is an integer g g such that g (mod p) g (mod p) has …

  3. Finding a primitive root of a prime number

    May 16, 2023 · How would you find a primitive root of a prime number such as 761? How do you pick the primitive roots to test? Randomly? Thanks

  4. elementary number theory - Find all the primitive roots of $13 ...

    Jun 6, 2016 · 2 Primes have not just one primitive root, but many. So you find the first primitive root by taking any number, calculating its powers until the result is 1, and if p = 13 you must …

  5. What is a primitive polynomial? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Jul 31, 2010 · 9 What is a primitive polynomial? I was looking into some random number generation algorithms and 'primitive polynomial' came up a sufficient number of times that I …

  6. How to find all primitive triples (a,b,c)? (Pythagorean Triples)

    How to find all primitive triples (a,b,c)? (Pythagorean Triples) Ask Question Asked 10 years, 9 months ago Modified 5 years, 10 months ago

  7. How to prove that $g$ or $g+p$ is a primitive root modulo $p^a

    Sep 30, 2018 · I wish to prove the following: If $p$ is an odd prime and $g$ is a primitive root modulo $p$, then either $g$ or $g+p$ is a primitive root modulo every power of $p$.

  8. Finding a primitive element of a finite field

    Actually, I guess it's not that bad. Averaged over the smallest 9700 prime powers , the probability of picking a primitive element in is about 0.37.

  9. $fg$ primitive $\\to$ $f, g$ primitive - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Dec 16, 2021 · $fg$ primitive $\to$ $f, g$ primitive Ask Question Asked 4 years ago Modified 2 years, 1 month ago

  10. How to identify a group as a primitive group?

    Jul 31, 2023 · PrimitiveIdentification requires the group to be a primitive group of permutations, not just a group that can be primitive in some action. You will need to convert to a permutation …