Coprimality and vanishing #
We show that for prime p, the image of an integer a in ZMod p vanishes if and only if
a and p are not coprime.
If an integer a and a prime p satisfy gcd a p ≠ 1, then a : ZMod p is zero.
We show that for prime p, the image of an integer a in ZMod p vanishes if and only if
a and p are not coprime.
If an integer a and a prime p satisfy gcd a p ≠ 1, then a : ZMod p is zero.