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Baltic Way number theory
Problem
Let be an integer, such that is a prime number. Prove that divides .
Solution
Since is a prime number, each non-zero remainder modulo possesses a unique multiplicative inverse. Since , we have , from which we deduce that . Consequently, by Fermat's Little Theorem.
Techniques
Fermat / Euler / Wilson theoremsInverses mod n