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Wilson factorial congruence modulo a triangular number ((p−1)!≡p−1(modp(p−1)/2))

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For an odd prime number p, put m=(p−1)/2. Both (p−1)! and p−1 are divisible by m. By Wilson's theorem, they are also congruent modulo p, because each is −1 modulo p. The coprime integers m,p therefore both divide their difference, giving the displayed integer congruence. This combines the prime-modulus factorial identity with an elementary divisibility constraint.

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