SOLUTION: Show that for any integer n,5 | (n^5-n).

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Question 1195207: Show that for any integer n,5 | (n^5-n).

Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    - Introductory problems on divisibility of integer numbers

in this site,   Problem  5.


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