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Past exam of the probability, statistics and options I course of the University of Oxford
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Probability, statistics and options I course of the University of Oxford
Past exam of the probability, statistics and options I course of the University of Oxford
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C
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iii
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Combine the preceding congruences:
a
p
≡
a
and
(
p
−
1
)!
≡
−
1
(
mod
p
)
. Therefore
a
p
+
(
p
−
1
)!
a
≡
a
−
a
=
0
, and
(
p
−
1
)!
a
p
+
a
≡
−
a
+
a
=
0
. This proves
both stated
divisibilities
for every
integer
a
, with no assumption that
a
is
coprime
to
p
.
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