BdMO National Junior 2011/9

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BdMO National Junior 2011/9

Unread post by Moon » Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:11 pm

Problem 9:
$p$ is a prime and sum of the numbers from $1$ to $p$ is divisible by all primes less or equal to $p$. Find the value of $p$ with proof.
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Re: BdMO National Junior 2011/9

Unread post by Thanic Nur Samin » Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:20 pm

The greatest one or the smallest one?
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Re: BdMO National Junior 2011/9

Unread post by tanmoy » Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:55 pm

Please give the solution
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Re: BdMO National Junior 2011/9

Unread post by dshasan » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:09 pm

The only prime $p$ possible is $3$. I proved that there cannot be any other $p$ more than $3$ using $Bertrand's $ $postulate$.
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