On the special harmonic numbers $H_{\lfloor p/9\rfloor }$ and $H_{\lfloor p/18\rfloor }$ modulo $p$

Abstract

Building on work of Zhi-Hong Sun, we establish congruences for the special harmonic numbers $H_{\lfloor }p/9\rfloor$ and $H_{\lfloor p/18\rfloor }$ modulo $p$, which contain respectively three and four distinct arithmetic components. We also obtain a complete determination modulo $p$ of the corresponding families of sums of reciprocals of the type studied by Dilcher and Skula. Applications to the first case of Fermat's Last Theorem are considered.

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