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Odd values of n such that the polynomial 1+x+x^2+...+x^(n-1) is reducible over GF(2).
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%I #28 Aug 03 2014 14:01:41

%S 7,9,15,17,21,23,25,27,31,33,35,39,41,43,45,47,49,51,55,57,63,65,69,

%T 71,73,75,77,79,81,85,87,89,91,93,95,97,99,103,105,109,111,113,115,

%U 117,119,121,123,125,127,129,133,135,137,141,143,145,147,151,153,155,157,159,161,165,167,169,171,175,177,183,185,187,189,191,193,195,199

%N Odd values of n such that the polynomial 1+x+x^2+...+x^(n-1) is reducible over GF(2).

%C This sequence is the union of the odd composite numbers and the primes for which 2 is not a primitive root.

%H Vincenzo Librandi, <a href="/A217460/b217460.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1000</a>

%t nn = 200; Union[Select[Range[3, nn, 2], ! PrimeQ[#] &], Select[Prime[Range[2, PrimePi[nn]]], PrimitiveRoot[#] =!= 2 &]] (* _T. D. Noe_, Sep 19 2012 *)

%o (PARI) for(i=4, 200, if(isprime(i), if(znorder(Mod(2,i))!=(i-1), print(i)), if(i%2==1, print(i))))

%o (PARI) for(i=0, 200, i++; if(matsize(factormod((x^i+1)/(x+1), 2, 1))[1]>1, print(i)))

%Y Cf. A002326, A001122, A216838.

%K nonn

%O 1,1

%A _V. Raman_, Oct 04 2012