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arxiv: 1206.4355 · v1 · pith:VR6NG7MInew · submitted 2012-06-14 · 🧮 math.NT

Variations on a question concerning the degrees of divisors of x^n-1

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In this paper, we examine a natural question concerning the divisors of the polynomial x^n-1: "How often does x^n-1 have a divisor of every degree between 1 and n?" In a previous paper, we considered the situation when x^n-1 is factored in Z[x]. In this paper, we replace Z[x] with F_p[x], where p is an arbitrary-but-fixed prime. We also consider those n where this condition holds for all p.

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