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<p>An integer  is a quadratic residue modulo , if there exists an integer  such that . <a href="page.php?w=Euler%27s_criterion">Euler's criterion</a> asserts that, if  is an odd prime, and  is not a multiple of , then  is a quadratic residue modulo  if and only if<br/>
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<p><big> Congruence classes <span class="anchor" id="Residue"></span><span class="anchor" id="Residue class"></span><span class="anchor" id="Congruence class"></span> </big></p>
<p>The congruence relation is an <a href="page.php?w=equivalence_relation">equivalence relation</a>. The</p><p>
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