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Saudi Arabia 2012 algebra
Problem
Let be a sequence with the property that for every prime and for every positive integer the following relation holds:
Find .
Find .
Solution
For , prime, we have so . It follows that for every primes and , Then, since is a prime, we obtain On the other hand, . Hence, using (1), From (2) we get .
Final answer
2014
Techniques
Recurrence relations