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n| 2^{n} -1 is not possible for n>1
n| 2^{n} -1 is not possible for n>1
Source: 4th QEDMO 2007 p4
November 9, 2020
number theory
divisible
Problem Statement
Prove that there is no positive integer
n
>
1
n>1
n
>
1
such that
n
∣
2
n
−
1.
n\mid2^{n} -1.
n
∣
2
n
−
1.
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