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2001 VJIMC
Problem 2
p^2|binomial sum of p choose k, k<2p/3
p^2|binomial sum of p choose k, k<2p/3
Source: VJIMC 2001 1.2
July 23, 2021
number theory
Summation
binomial coefficients
Problem Statement
Prove that for any prime
p
≥
5
p\ge5
p
≥
5
, the number
∑
0
<
k
<
2
p
3
(
p
k
)
\sum_{0<k<\frac{2p}3}\binom pk
0
<
k
<
3
2
p
∑
(
k
p
)
is divisible by
p
2
p^2
p
2
.
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