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Wilson Prime

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In Number Theory, a Wilson Prime is a prime number $N$ such that $N^2$ divides $(N-1)!+1$. It bears a striking resemblance to Wilson's Theorem. Although conjectured to be infinite in number, no other Wilson primes have been discovered besides 5,13, and 563.



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