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Lucas PseudoprimeIn mathematics, Lucas pseudoprimes in number theory are defined in terms of Lucas sequences. Suppose that -
is a Lucas sequence, and D is the discriminant for the sequence. If p is an odd prime number for which the Jacobi symbol - ,
then p is a factor of Up-k. However, there are also composite numbers satisfying this condition. These numbers are called Lucas pseudoprimes, named by analogy with pseudoprimes. In the specific case of the Fibonacci sequence, where D = 5, the first pseudoprimes are 323 and 377; (5/323) and (5/377) are both −1, the 324th Fibonacci number is a multiple of 323, and the 378th is a multiple of 377.
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