document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32755>Question 32755</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dealing with contradiction:  Show that for any positive integer a and any prime p, if p is divides a, then p does not divide a+1. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19334 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><B>venugopalramana(3286)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.geocities.com/venugopalramana/FREE_MATHS_ASSISTANCE.html valign=middle><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=19334\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P|A...SO A=P*M....WHERE M IS AN INTEGER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FOR P TO DIVIDE A+1...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P|PM+1...IMPLIES<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(PM+1)/P IS AN INTEGER...THAT IS M+(1/P)IS AN INTEGER...THAT IS 1/P IS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AN INTEGER...THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE AS 1 HAS NO DIVIDERS EXCEPT IT SELF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AND P BEING A PRIME NUMBER DIFFERENT FROM 1 CANNOT DIVIDE 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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