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Calculation of the first factor of the class number of the cyclotomic field
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by Tauno Metsänkylä PDF
Math. Comp. 23 (1969), 533-537 Request permission

Abstract:

The values of the first factor ${H_1}(m)$ of the class number of the $m$th cyclotomic field are tabulated for 120 composite $m$’s larger than 100. A conjecture concerning a divisibility property of ${H_1}(m)$ is stated.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1969 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 23 (1969), 533-537
  • MSC: Primary 65.25; Secondary 10.00
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1969-0247738-8
  • MathSciNet review: 0247738