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In this chapter the theory of divisibility is developed further. The various sections of the chapter are to a large extent independent.We consider in turn the law of quadratic reciprocity, quadratic fields, multiplicative functions, and linear Diophantine equations.

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Coppel, W.A. (2009). More on Divisibility. In: Number Theory. Universitext. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89486-7_3

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