Fermat's Little Theorem

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Fermat's Little Theorem (so called to distinguish it from Fermat's Last Theorem) is that:

if p is a prime number, then for any integer x, the number xp − x is an integer multiple of x.
Alternatively, xp ≡ x (mod p).

Stated another way:

if p is prime and b < p, than b(p-1) = 1 (mod p).