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If Y = {x | x is a positive factor of the number 2p – 1 (2p – 1), where 2p – 1 is a prime number}. Write Y in the roaster form.

Solution:

As per the question,

$Y=\left\{x \mid x\right.$ is a positive factor of the number $2^{p-1}\left(2^{p}-1\right)$, in which $2^{p}-1$ is a prime number $\}$.

Roster form,

1 and p itself are the only possible positive factors of a prime number p.

The possible factors of $2^{p-1}\left(2^{p}-1\right)$ are all possible factors of $2^{p-1}$ and $2^{p}-1$ individually.

The possible factors of $2^{p-1}$ are $2^{0}, 2^{1} \ldots 2^{p-1}$ and that of $2^{p}-1$ are 1 and $2^{p}-1\left\{\because ~{{2}^{p}}~\text{-}1\text{ }is\text{ }prime\text{ }number\}$

Hence,

$x=1,2^{1} \ldots 2^{p-1}, 2^{p}-1$

As a result, $Y=\left\{1,2^{1} \ldots 2^{p-1}, 2^{p}-1\right\}$