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A Theorem on Congruence


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The object of this note is to prove the following

THEOREM 1. Let p be an odd prime. Then

1p-1+2p-1+........+(p-1)p-1-p-(p-1)=0 (mod p2).                          (1)

1.1. The point in the above theorem is seen if we write the left side of (1) in the form

(1p-1-1)+(2p-1-1)+......+[(p-1)p-1-1]-[(p-1)+1]

which is=0 (mod p) by Fermat's and Wilson's theorems. The above theorem states that the left side of (1) is divisible by p2.


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P. Kesava Menon
Madras Christian College, India

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The object of this note is to prove the following

THEOREM 1. Let p be an odd prime. Then

1p-1+2p-1+........+(p-1)p-1-p-(p-1)=0 (mod p2).                          (1)

1.1. The point in the above theorem is seen if we write the left side of (1) in the form

(1p-1-1)+(2p-1-1)+......+[(p-1)p-1-1]-[(p-1)+1]

which is=0 (mod p) by Fermat's and Wilson's theorems. The above theorem states that the left side of (1) is divisible by p2.