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Ireland number theory

Problem

Prove that, for every positive integer which ends in the digit 5, is divisible by 2009.
Solution
Observe that Since for some integer , and so divides . Similarly, divides . Now calculation shows that and as products of primes. Since , the prime factors of 2009 occur as factors of the RHS of equation (4) and the result follows.

Techniques

Factorization techniques