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Cyclotomic Factorization

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A cyclotomic factorization is given by

z^p-y^p=(z-y)(z-zetay)...(z-zeta^(p-1)y),

where zeta=e^(2pii/p) (a de Moivre number) and p is a prime.

See also

de Moivre Number, Factorization

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Cyclotomic Factorization." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CyclotomicFactorization.html

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