Number theoryDifficulty 6.5National olympiadProve it
20. a) Show that if p is prime, then the only solutions of the congruence x2≡x(modp) are those integers x with x≡0 or 1(modp). b) Show that if p is prime and k is a positive integer, then the only solutions of x2≡x(modpk) are those integers x such that x≡0 or 1(modpk).
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