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Divisibility of a factorial
Divisibility of a factorial
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June 6, 2014
factorial
number theory proposed
number theory
Problem Statement
p
p
p
and
q
q
q
are distinct prime numbers. Prove that the number
(
p
q
−
1
)
!
p
q
−
1
q
p
−
1
(
p
−
1
)
!
(
q
−
1
)
!
\frac {(pq-1)!} {p^{q-1}q^{p-1}(p-1)!(q-1)!}
p
q
−
1
q
p
−
1
(
p
−
1
)!
(
q
−
1
)!
(
pq
−
1
)!
is an integer.
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