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Divisibility of binomials
Divisibility of binomials
Source: UMD 2023 Part II Problem 3
November 30, 2023
number theory
combination
Divisibility
Problem Statement
Let
p
p
p
be a prime, and
n
>
p
n > p
n
>
p
be an integer. Prove that
(
n
+
p
−
1
p
)
−
(
n
p
)
\binom{n+p-1}{p} - \binom{n}{p}
(
p
n
+
p
−
1
)
−
(
p
n
)
is divisible by
n
n
n
.
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