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P. T. Deutermann

In mathematics, a Catalan pseudoprime is an odd composite number n satisfying the congruence

where Cm denotes the m-th Catalan number.

The above congruence holds for every odd prime number n, so any composite n that satisfies it is pseudoprime.

Properties

The only known Catalan pseudoprimes are: 5907, 1194649, and 12327121 (sequence A163209 in the OEIS) with the latter two being squares of Wieferich primes. In general, if p is a Wieferich prime, then p2 is a Catalan pseudoprime.

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