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(n-1)^2 \ n^{n-1}-1 for n > 2
(n-1)^2 \ n^{n-1}-1 for n > 2
Source: Mexican Mathematical Olympiad 1990 OMM P3
July 29, 2018
number theory
exponential
Problem Statement
Show that
n
n
−
1
−
1
n^{n-1}-1
n
n
−
1
−
1
is divisible by
(
n
−
1
)
2
(n-1)^2
(
n
−
1
)
2
for
n
>
2
n > 2
n
>
2
.
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