Wilson prime

This article defines a property that can be evaluated for a prime number. In other words, every prime number either satisfies this property or does not satisfy this property.
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Definition

A Wilson prime is a prime number $p$ satisfying the following equivalent condition:

• $p^{2}$ divides $(p-1)!-1$.
• $p$ divides the Wilson quotient for $p$.