Affiliation:
1. Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
Abstract
We introduce and investigate a new class of graphs arrived from exponential congruences. For each pair of positive integersaandb, letG(n)denote the graph for whichV={0,1,…,n−1}is the set of vertices and there is an edge betweenaandbif the congruenceax≡b (mod n)is solvable. Letn=p1k1p2k2⋯prkrbe the prime power factorization of an integern, wherep1<p2<⋯<prare distinct primes. The number of nontrivial self-loops of the graphG(n)has been determined and shown to be equal to∏i=1r(ϕ(piki)+1). It is shown that the graphG(n)has2rcomponents. Further, it is proved that the componentΓpof the simple graphG(p2)is a tree with root at zero, and ifnis a Fermat's prime, then the componentΓϕ(n)of the simple graphG(n)is complete.
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