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A Short Proof the Lehmer’s Totient Problem Has No Solutions

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14 January 2026

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15 January 2026

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Abstract
This paper presents a self-contained proof of Lehmer's Totient Problem. It states that if Euler’s totient function φ(n) divides n-1, then n must be prime. The proof is established by simplifying the structure of the problem and demonstrating that it does not hold for any set of primes.
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