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fixdiv

compute the fixed divisor of a polynomial

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

fixdiv(a, x)

Parameters

a, x

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a is polynomial in x over the integers

Description

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Compute the fixed divisor of a⁡x in Zx.  The fixed divisor is the largest integer that divides a⁡k for all k in Z.  For primitive polynomials, the fixed divisor is no greater than n! where n=degree⁡a,x.

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The probability that the fixed divisor is greater than one for random polynomials of degree n is approximately 0.278 as n goes to infinity.

Examples

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fixdiv⁡x⁢x+1⁢x+2⁢x+3,x

24

(1)

See Also

polynom