Elementary Number Theory Problems 3.3 Solution (David M. Burton's 7th Edition) - Q14
Background
All theorems, corollaries, and definitions listed in the book's order:
Theorems and Corollaries in Elementary Number Theory (Ch 1 - 3)
All theorems and corollaries mentioned in David M. Burton’s Elementary Number Theory are listed by following the book’s order. (7th Edition) (Currently Ch 1 - 3)
I will only use theorems or facts that are proved before this question. So you will not see that I quote theorems or facts from the later chapters.
Question
Find a prime divisor of the integer $N = 4(3 \cdot 7 \cdot 11) - 1$ of the form $4n + 3$. Do the same for $N = 4(3 \cdot 7 \cdot 11 \cdot 15) - 1$.
Solution
(I wrote a program for this question)
For $N = 4(3 \cdot 7 \cdot 11) - 1 = 923$: