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A prime divisor of a geometric sum either is one modulo p or gives a nontrivial odd order

Disproved
OddPerfectNumber.Kernel.geom_sum_dvd_split_by_one_residue

by WillR · Sep 30, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

factorizationnumber-theoryperfect-numbers

Let p be a prime, q a natural number with p not dividing q, and e a natural number. If p divides the sum of the first 2e+1 powers of q, then either q is congruent to 1 modulo p and p divides 2e+1, or q is not congruent to 1 modulo p and the multiplicative order of q in the cyclic group modulo p divides 2e+1.

Preamble
import Mathlib
Formal statement
namespace OddPerfectNumber.Kernel

theorem geom_sum_dvd_split_by_one_residue {p q e : Nat} (hp : p.Prime) (hpq : Not (Dvd.dvd p q))
    (hdvd : Dvd.dvd p (∑ i ∈ Finset.range (2 * e + 1), q ^ i)) :
    ((q : ZMod p) = 1) ∨ Dvd.dvd (2 * e + 1) (orderOf (q : ZMod p)) := by
  sorry

end OddPerfectNumber.Kernel

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