{"id":283,"date":"2026-09-03T11:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathrelated.co.uk\/?p=283"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:20:26","slug":"element-3-and-set-1-13tx3t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathrelated.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/element-3-and-set-1-13tx3t\/","title":{"rendered":"Element 3 and set 1+(-1+3^t)\u00d73^t"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider the space<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-math\"><math display=\"block\"><semantics><mrow><mn>1<\/mn><mo>+<\/mo><mo form=\"prefix\" stretchy=\"false\">(<\/mo><mo form=\"prefix\" stretchy=\"false\">\u2212<\/mo><mn>1<\/mn><mo>+<\/mo><msup><mn>3<\/mn><mi>t<\/mi><\/msup><mo form=\"postfix\" stretchy=\"false\">)<\/mo><mo>\u2217<\/mo><mo form=\"prefix\" stretchy=\"false\">(<\/mo><msup><mn>3<\/mn><mi>t<\/mi><\/msup><mo form=\"postfix\" stretchy=\"false\">)<\/mo><\/mrow><annotation encoding=\"application\/x-tex\">1+(-1+3^t)*(3^{t})<\/annotation><\/semantics><\/math><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be using generating element 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The groups generated by 3 have low order [ a lot lower than n-1 ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tabulating the elements of groups generated by 3 next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using prefix NNe to avoid clashing with existing letter conventions for groups.<br>Prefer G or S? Replace them in your local copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conjecture<\/strong>: Order of 3 mod N when N of the form 1+(-1+3^t)*(3^t) is 6\u00d7t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When t=2 we have P=1+8\u00d79 and the set of elements modulo P is a multiplicative group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The subgroup generated by 3 has 12 elements<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elements in <strong>NNe12<\/strong> are { 3, 9, 27, 8, 24, -1, 70, 64, 46, 65, 49, 1 }<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If <strong>NNe12<\/strong> is really a group then we need inverses so let us document those next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inverse of 3 is 49 mod P<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inverse of 9 is 65 mod P<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inverse of 27 is 46 mod P<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inverse of 8 is 64 mod P<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inverse of 24 is 70 mod P<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We could alternatively write the group <strong>NNe12<\/strong> as follows:<br>   { 3, 9, 27, (3^4), (3^5), -1,<br>   -3, -9, -27, -(3^4), -(3^5), 1, }<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 703 from t=3 the 18 elements in <strong>NNe18<\/strong> are as shown next<br>   { 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 26, 78, 234, <strong>-1<\/strong><br>   700, 694, 676, 622, 460, 677, 625, 469, 1 }<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 6481 from t=4 the 24 elements in <strong>NNe24<\/strong> are as shown next<br>   { 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, 2187, 80, 240, 720,<br>   2160, <strong>-1<\/strong>, 6478, 6472, 6454, 6400, 6238, 5752, 4294, 6401,<br>   6241, 5761, 4321, 1 }<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 58807 from t=5 the 30 elements in <strong>NNe30<\/strong> are as shown next<br>   { 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729,<br>   2187, 6561, 19683, 242, 726, 2178,<br>   6534, 19602, <strong>-1<\/strong>, 58804, 58798, 58780,<br>   58726, 58564, 58078, 56620, 52246, 39124,<br>   58565, 58081, 56629, 52273, 39205, 1 }<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 530713 from t=6 the 36 elements in <strong>NNe36<\/strong> are as shown next<br>   { 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729,<br>   2187, 6561, 19683, 59049, 177147, 728,<br>   2184, 6552, 19656, 58968, 176904, <strong>-1<\/strong>,<br>   530710, 530704, 530686, 530632, 530470, 529984,<br>   528526, 524152, 511030, 471664, 353566, 529985,<br>   528529, 524161, 511057, 471745, 353809, 1 }<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 4780783 from t=7 the 42 elements in <strong>NNe42<\/strong> are as shown next<br>   { 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729,<br>   2187, 6561, 19683, 59049, 177147, 531441,<br>   1594323, 2186, 6558, 19674, 59022, 177066,<br>   531198, 1593594, <strong>-1<\/strong>, 4780780, 4780774, 4780756,<br>   4780702, 4780540, 4780054, 4778596, 4774222, 4761100,<br>   4721734, 4603636, 4249342, 3186460, 4778597, 4774225,<br>   4761109, 4721761, 4603717, 4249585, 3187189, 1 }<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For t=8 the 48 elements in <strong>NNe48<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=9 the 54 elements in <strong>NNe54<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=10 the 60 elements in <strong>NNe60<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=11 the 66 elements in <strong>NNe66<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=12 the 72 elements in <strong>NNe72<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=13 the 78 elements in <strong>NNe78<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=14 the 84 elements in <strong>NNe84<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=15 the 90 elements in <strong>NNe90<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=16 the 96 elements in <strong>NNe96<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=17 the 102 elements in <strong>NNe102<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=18 the 108 elements in <strong>NNe108<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=19 the 114 elements in <strong>NNe114<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br>For t=20 the 120 elements in <strong>NNe120<\/strong> are not tabulated here<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using sturdy element notation we might say the results tabulated in this post are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/mathrelated.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sturdyelementnotation1minus3nonprothEfor2to7.png\" alt=\"Sturdy element notation for 3 for set 1+(-1+3^t)*(3^t) for t=2,..,7\" class=\"wp-image-284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathrelated.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sturdyelementnotation1minus3nonprothEfor2to7.png 733w, https:\/\/mathrelated.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sturdyelementnotation1minus3nonprothEfor2to7-300x25.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the space We will be using generating element 3 The groups generated by 3 have low order [ a lot lower than n-1 ] Tabulating the elements of groups generated by 3 next Using prefix NNe to avoid clashing with existing letter conventions for groups.Prefer G or S? Replace them in your local copy. 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