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Let
l=ordp​(10).
(1)
By Fermat's little theorem, l∣p−1. If the digit count L is a multiple of l, then 10L≡1(modp). The cyclic decimal divisibility relation gives
cj​(n)≡10jn(mod10L−1),
(2)
and hence also modulo p. Since p>7 is coprime to 10, every 10j is a unit modulo p. Therefore
p∣cj​(n)⟺p∣n
(3)
for every j. Since c0​(n)=n, this proves the required equivalence.

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