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Number theory Congruences Object

Group of units of Z/nZ

Description

Let n≥1n \geq 1 be an integer. The group of units of ℤ/nℤ\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z} is the group of units (ℤ/nℤ)×(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})^\times of the ring ℤ/nℤ\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z} under multiplication. Its elements are the residue classes [a][a] with gcd⁡(a,n)=1\gcd(a, n) = 1, and its identity is [1][1]. It is a finite abelian group of order φ(n)\varphi(n).

Remarks

For n=8n = 8, the group is {[1],[3],[5],[7]}\{[1], [3], [5], [7]\}, and the square of each element is [1][1], so it is isomorphic to the Klein four-group. For n=16n = 16, the group is isomorphic to ℤ/2ℤ×ℤ/4ℤ\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z} \times \mathbb{Z}/4\mathbb{Z}, so it is not cyclic. The group is cyclic if and only if nn is 11, 22, 44, pkp^k or 2pk2 p^k, with pp an odd prime and k≥1k \geq 1. A generator is called a primitive root modulo nn. Other notations are (ℤ/nℤ)∗(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})^*, U(ℤ/nℤ)U(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}) and ℤn∗\mathbb{Z}_n^*.

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Further reading

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplicative_group_of_integers_modulo_n, lead section
  2. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplicative_group_of_integers_modulo_n, Notation
  3. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplicative_group_of_integers_modulo_n, Powers of 2
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