Supersingular prime (moonshine theory) Supersingular prime (moonshine theory) In the mathematical branch of moonshine theory, a supersingular prime is a prime number that divides the order of the Monster group "M", which is the largest sporadic simple group. There are precisely fifteen supersingular prime numbers: the first eleven primes (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, and 31), as well as 41, 47, 59, and 71. The non-supersingular primes are 37, 43, 53, 61, 67, and any prime number greater than or equal to 73. All supersingular primes are Chen primes, but 37, 53, and 67 are also Chen primes, and
Prime number corresponds to "congruence" in modular arithmetic: formula_22 and formula_121 are congruent (written formula_122 mod formula_1) when they have the same remainder after division by formula_1. However, in this system of numbers, division by all nonzero numbers is possible if and only if the modulus is prime. For instance, with the prime number formula_125 as modulus, division by formula_28 is possible: formula_127, because clearing denominators by multiplying both sides by formula_28 gives the valid formula formula_129. However, with the composite modulus formula_130, division by formula_28 is impossible. There is no valid solution to formula_132: clearing denominators by multiplying by formula_28 causes