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August 9, 2016
CIIM
CIIM 2014
undergraduate
Problem Statement
Let
n
n
n
be an integer and
p
p
p
a prime greater than 2. Show that:
(
p
−
1
)
n
n
!
∣
(
p
n
−
1
)
(
p
n
−
p
)
(
p
n
−
p
2
)
⋯
(
p
n
−
p
n
−
1
)
.
(p-1)^nn!|(p^n-1)(p^n-p)(p^n-p^2)\cdots(p^n-p^{n-1}).
(
p
−
1
)
n
n
!
∣
(
p
n
−
1
)
(
p
n
−
p
)
(
p
n
−
p
2
)
⋯
(
p
n
−
p
n
−
1
)
.
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