2004/06/04 by Sebastian Martin Ruiz · 1 citation
Mathematics · #math.GM #msc:11A41
published as The Mathemtical Gazette Vol. 80 number 489 November 1996 · 6 pages
arxiv created 2004/06/04 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
In most text books on number theory Wilson Theorem is proved by applying Lagrange theorem concerning polynomial congruences.Hardy and Wright also give a proof using cuadratic residues. In this article Wilson theorem is derived as a corollary to an algebraic identity.