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if p is a prime no.
show that (p-2r) ! (2r-1) ! - 1 is divisible by p.

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Hari Shankar ·

Using Wilson's Theorem we have

(p-1)! \equiv -1 \pmod p \Rightarrow (p-2)! (p-1) \equiv -1 \pmod p

But (p-1) \equiv -1 \pmod p and hence

(p-2)! (-1) \equiv -1 \pmod p \Rightarrow (p-2)! \equiv 1 \pmod p

From this we deduce that

(p-2)! =(p-2r)! (p-2r+1)(p-2r+2)...(p-2) \equiv 1 \pmod p

Just as above we use that (p-k) =-k \pmod p

Thus we get

(p-2)! \equiv (p-2r)! (2r-1)(2r-2)...2 \equiv (p-2r)! (2r-1)! \equiv 1 \pmod p

In other words p|(p-2r)! (2r-1)! - 1

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minch ·

thanx sir ................

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