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Prime power unit factorial: all prime factor stripping · case 01

The exact prime power unit factorial result violates the stated contract at all prime factor stripping.

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ROOT CAUSE

The all prime factor stripping step uses v<p instead of v%p!=0.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Use v%p!=0 at the all prime factor stripping step.

Unsuccessful approach: The partial repair v==p still violates the all prime factor stripping invariant.

Case contract

Input [n,p,e], n>=0 p prime e>=1; return product of positive integers<=n after removing ALL p factors from each, modulo p^e. Bounds: n<=64.

Why this case matters

Exact discrete arithmetic with observable algorithmic state; no floating point approximation is used.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    n,p,e=x;mod=p**e;r=1
    for v in range(1,n+1):
     for _ in range(30):
      if v<p:break
      v//=p
     r=r*v%mod
    return r
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[([3, 2, 2], 3), ([1, 2, 1], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([0, 2, 2], 1), ([0, 2, 3], 1), ([0, 2, 4], 1), ([1, 2, 2], 1)], [([3, 2, 3], 3), ([1, 2, 4], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([4, 2, 2], 3), ([4, 2, 3], 3), ([4, 2, 4], 3), ([5, 2, 1], 1)], [([3, 2, 4], 3), ([2, 2, 3], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([8, 2, 3], 3), ([8, 2, 4], 11), ([9, 2, 1], 1), ([9, 2, 2], 3)], [([4, 2, 2], 3), ([3, 2, 2], 3), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([12, 2, 4], 15), ([13, 2, 1], 1), ([13, 2, 2], 3), ([13, 2, 3], 3)], [([4, 2, 3], 3), ([4, 2, 1], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([17, 2, 1], 1), ([17, 2, 2], 3), ([17, 2, 3], 3), ([17, 2, 4], 11)]]
for i, (args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check("explicit oracle %d" % i, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
explicit oracle 013Failed
explicit oracle 111Passed
explicit oracle 211Passed
explicit oracle 32122282Failed
explicit oracle 411Passed
explicit oracle 511Passed
explicit oracle 611Passed
explicit oracle 711Passed

SHA-256 / bbcb1443b2c344ae989d2b2159b4fab15b9955faebddb877e7d8d431fb49e906

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    n,p,e=x;mod=p**e;r=1
    for v in range(1,n+1):
     for _ in range(30):
      if v==p:break
      v//=p
     r=r*v%mod
    return r
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[([3, 2, 2], 3), ([1, 2, 1], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([0, 2, 2], 1), ([0, 2, 3], 1), ([0, 2, 4], 1), ([1, 2, 2], 1)], [([3, 2, 3], 3), ([1, 2, 4], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([4, 2, 2], 3), ([4, 2, 3], 3), ([4, 2, 4], 3), ([5, 2, 1], 1)], [([3, 2, 4], 3), ([2, 2, 3], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([8, 2, 3], 3), ([8, 2, 4], 11), ([9, 2, 1], 1), ([9, 2, 2], 3)], [([4, 2, 2], 3), ([3, 2, 2], 3), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([12, 2, 4], 15), ([13, 2, 1], 1), ([13, 2, 2], 3), ([13, 2, 3], 3)], [([4, 2, 3], 3), ([4, 2, 1], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([17, 2, 1], 1), ([17, 2, 2], 3), ([17, 2, 3], 3), ([17, 2, 4], 11)]]
for i, (args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check("explicit oracle %d" % i, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
explicit oracle 003Failed
explicit oracle 101Failed
explicit oracle 211Passed
explicit oracle 30282Failed
explicit oracle 411Passed
explicit oracle 511Passed
explicit oracle 611Passed
explicit oracle 701Failed

SHA-256 / 78bae66f12acae36595d66d9f8da188373baba5d5efc787facaa6bfddc989e58

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    n,p,e=x;mod=p**e;r=1
    for v in range(1,n+1):
     for _ in range(30):
      if v%p!=0:break
      v//=p
     r=r*v%mod
    return r
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[([3, 2, 2], 3), ([1, 2, 1], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([0, 2, 2], 1), ([0, 2, 3], 1), ([0, 2, 4], 1), ([1, 2, 2], 1)], [([3, 2, 3], 3), ([1, 2, 4], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([4, 2, 2], 3), ([4, 2, 3], 3), ([4, 2, 4], 3), ([5, 2, 1], 1)], [([3, 2, 4], 3), ([2, 2, 3], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([8, 2, 3], 3), ([8, 2, 4], 11), ([9, 2, 1], 1), ([9, 2, 2], 3)], [([4, 2, 2], 3), ([3, 2, 2], 3), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([12, 2, 4], 15), ([13, 2, 1], 1), ([13, 2, 2], 3), ([13, 2, 3], 3)], [([4, 2, 3], 3), ([4, 2, 1], 1), ([0, 2, 1], 1), ([64, 7, 4], 282), ([17, 2, 1], 1), ([17, 2, 2], 3), ([17, 2, 3], 3), ([17, 2, 4], 11)]]
for i, (args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check("explicit oracle %d" % i, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
explicit oracle 033Passed
explicit oracle 111Passed
explicit oracle 211Passed
explicit oracle 3282282Passed
explicit oracle 411Passed
explicit oracle 511Passed
explicit oracle 611Passed
explicit oracle 711Passed

SHA-256 / f8f8f0fed887120e7244453ca652d990e972828b247b2d0dc63588c96c7515ff

Verification & scope

A deterministic bounded teaching model. Inputs are restricted to the explicit contract; this is not a production algebra library. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:39:28.097097+00:00.

Case digest / 786c9813b323f0ba1d55e99e6c782613bc0471176f9b43126ea176ce03e76e0c