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May 25, 2007
floor function
Divisibility Theory
Problem Statement
Let
a
a
a
and
b
b
b
be natural numbers such that
a
b
=
1
−
1
2
+
1
3
−
1
4
+
⋯
−
1
1318
+
1
1319
.
\frac{a}{b}=1-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4}+\cdots-\frac{1}{1318}+\frac{1}{1319}.
b
a
=
1
−
2
1
+
3
1
−
4
1
+
⋯
−
1318
1
+
1319
1
.
Prove that
a
a
a
is divisible by
1979
1979
1979
.
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