Wilson's Theorem - Example

Example

The following table shows the values of n from 2 to 30, (n-1)! and the remainder of (n-1)! modulos n. We denote the remainder of m modulos n as m mod n. If n is a prime number, then the background color is pink. And if n is a composite number, then the background color is pale green.

Table of remainder modulo n
2 1 1
3 2 2
4 6 2
5 24 4
6 120 0
7 720 6
8 5040 0
9 40320 0
10 362880 0
11 3628800 10
12 39916800 0
13 479001600 12
14 6227020800 0
15 87178291200 0
16 1307674368000 0
17 20922789888000 16
18 355687428096000 0
19 6402373705728000 18
20 121645100408832000 0
21 2432902008176640000 0
22 51090942171709440000 0
23 1124000727777607680000 22
24 25852016738884976640000 0
25 620448401733239439360000 0
26 15511210043330985984000000 0
27 403291461126605635584000000 0
28 10888869450418352160768000000 0
29 304888344611713860501504000000 28
30 8841761993739701954543616000000 0

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