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5/25/2007
(Wolstenholme's Theorem) Prove that if
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2
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1
3
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1
p
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1
1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\cdots+\frac{1}{p-1}
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is expressed as a fraction, where
p
≥
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p \ge 5
p
≥
5
is a prime, then
p
2
p^{2}
p
2
divides the numerator.
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