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In number theory, Lagrange's theorem is a statement named after Joseph-Louis Lagrange about how frequently a polynomial over the integers may evaluate to a multiple of a fixed prime. More precisely, it states that if ''p'' is a prime number and is a polynomial with integer coefficients, then either: * every coefficient of ''f(x)'' is divisible by ''p'', or * has at most deg ''f(x)'' incongruent solutions. Solutions are "incongruent" if they do not differ by a multiple of ''p''. If the modulus is not prime, then it is possible for there to be more than deg ''f(x)'' solutions. ==A proof of Lagrange's theorem== The two key ideas are the following. Let be the polynomial obtained from by taking the coefficients . Now (i) is divisible by if and only if ; (ii) has no more roots than its degree. More rigorously, start by noting that if and only if each coefficient of is divisible by . Assume is not 0; its degree is thus well-defined. It's easy to see . To prove (i), first note that we can compute either directly, i.e. by plugging in (the residue class of) and performing arithmetic in , or by reducing . Hence if and only if , i.e. if and only if is divisible by . To prove (ii), note that is a field, which is a standard fact; a quick proof is to note that since is prime, is a finite integral domain, hence is a field. Another standard fact is that a non-zero polynomial over a field has at most as many roots as its degree; this follows from the division algorithm. Finally, note that two solutions are incongruent if and only if . Putting it all together: the number of incongruent solutions by (i) is the same as the number of roots of , which by (ii) is at most , which is at most . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lagrange's theorem (number theory)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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