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Let p be an odd prime and c a fixed integer with (c, p) = 1. For each integer a with 1 ≤ a ≤ p − 1, it is clear that there exists one and only one b with 0 ⩽ b ⩽ p − 1 such that ab ≡ c (mod p). Let N(c, p) denote the number of all solutions of the congruence equation ab ≡ c (mod p) for 1 ⩽ a, b ⩽ p−1 in which a and \(\overline b \) are of opposite parity, where \(\overline b \) is defined by the congruence equation b\(\overline b \) ≡ 1 (mod p). The main purpose of this paper is to use the properties of Dedekind sums and the mean value theorem for Dirichlet L-functions to study the hybrid mean value problem involving N(c, p)−½φ(p) and the Dedekind sums S(c, p), and to establish a sharp asymptotic formula for it.
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This work is supported by the N.S.F. (11071194) of P.R. China, Scientific Research Program Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Education Department (2010JK802), Scientific Research Program Funded by Xi’an Medical University (10FC027).
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Pan, X., Zhang, W. On Lehmer’s problem and Dedekind sums. Czech Math J 61, 909–916 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10587-011-0058-2
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