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John Wilson
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John Wilson (1741–1793) was an English mathematician. He is known for Wilson's theorem, which states that
is prime if and only if
is divisible by
.
p |
1 + (p − 1)! |
p |
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "John Wilson", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.