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Permutable Primes

by Jean H. Bevis (Georgia State University) and Jan List Boal (Georgia State University)

This article originally appeared in:
Mathematics Magazine
January, 1982

Subject classification(s): Primes | Number Theory | Algebra and Number Theory
Applicable Course(s): 4.7 Discrete Structures | 4.3 Number Theory

The article discusses prime numbers which remain prime after the permutation of the digits.

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Capsule Course Topic(s):
Number Theory | Primes and Composites
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