Comment by clausecker Comment by clausecker 2 days ago 1 reply Copy Link View on Hacker News Yes, but only if that number is a prime.
Copy Link gus_massa 2 days ago Collapse Comment - I agree. More details:For example with 9, you can factorize z^9-1=0 as (z^6+z^3+1)*(z^2+z+1)*(z-1)=0, and now the property to calculate is 6*2 instead of 8, so it's not a power of 2 and the polygon is impossible to construct. Reply View | 0 replies
I agree. More details:
For example with 9, you can factorize z^9-1=0 as (z^6+z^3+1)*(z^2+z+1)*(z-1)=0, and now the property to calculate is 6*2 instead of 8, so it's not a power of 2 and the polygon is impossible to construct.