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IrreduciblePolynomial

IrreduciblePolynomial[s, p, d]
gives an irreducible polynomial in the symbol s of degree d over the integers modulo the prime p.

To use IrreduciblePolynomial, you first need to load the Finite Fields Package using Needs["FiniteFields`"].

IrreduciblePolynomial[s, p, d] gives the default irreducible polynomial used to generate the Galois field GF[p, d].