Given a non-negative integer , show that there are infinitely many positive integers such that the product of any consecutive integers is divisible by .
Solution
First solution. Since the product of consecutive integers is divisible by , it is sufficient to show that there are infinitely many positive integers such that is divisible by .
To obtain infinitely many positive integers such that is divisible by , it is sufficient to consider large enough integers and let .
In this case, , and , so is indeed divisible by .
Second solution. To obtain infinitely many positive integers such that divides , consider all pairs of positive integers satisfying . These pairs are completely described by
the and the both form strictly increasing sequences of positive integers.
Write and notice that for all but finitely many indices, to conclude that is divisible by for all but finitely many indices.
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