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Problem
Let be two integers. Prove that if divides then divides .
Solution
Since , we will prove that for , if divides then divides .
Let , and assume that divides .
If divides , then it divides and . But divides . Then it divides . Since is a prime number, we deduce that it divides and . Therefore, it divides . In a similar way we prove that if divides , then it divides .
Assume now that is relatively prime with . Then, using Fermat, But divides for . We deduce that Hence This proves that divides .
Let , and assume that divides .
If divides , then it divides and . But divides . Then it divides . Since is a prime number, we deduce that it divides and . Therefore, it divides . In a similar way we prove that if divides , then it divides .
Assume now that is relatively prime with . Then, using Fermat, But divides for . We deduce that Hence This proves that divides .
Techniques
Fermat / Euler / Wilson theoremsChinese remainder theoremPrime numbers