Paper 4, Section II,
Let be a positive integer. Show that for any coprime to , there is a unique such that . Show also that if and are integers coprime to , then is also coprime to . [Any version of Bezout's theorem may be used without proof provided it is clearly stated.]
State and prove Wilson's theorem.
Let be a positive integer and be a prime. Show that the exponent of in the prime factorisation of ! is given by where denotes the integer part of .
Evaluate and
Let be a prime and . Let be the exponent of in the prime factorisation of . Find the exponent of in the prime factorisation of , in terms of and .
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