A characterization of a prime p from the binomial coefficient (np)

Saikia, Manjil and Laugier, Alexandre 2014. A characterization of a prime p from the binomial coefficient (np). The Mathematics Student 83 (1-4) , pp. 221-227.

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Abstract

We complete a proof of a theorem that was inspired by an Indian Olympiad problem, which gives an interesting characterization of a prime number p with respect to the binomial coefficients (np). We also derive a related result which generalizes the theorem in one direction.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Mathematics
Last Modified:	11 Mar 2023 02:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/129622

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