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Source: French TST 2004, pb.6

May 25, 2004
inductionnumber theoryprime numbersnumber theory solved

Problem Statement

Let PP be the set of prime numbers. Consider a subset MM of PP with at least three elements. We assume that, for each non empty and finite subset AA of MM, with AMA \neq M, the prime divisors of the integer (pA)1( \prod_{p \in A} ) - 1 belong to MM. Prove that M=PM = P.