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Problem 1463

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Number theory Difficulty 5.9 Prove it Mongolian Mathematical Olympiad · Mongolia

Let m>2m > 2 be a natural number and if iji \neq j then aiaj(modm)a_i \neq a_j \pmod{m}. Prove that if (ai,m)=1(a_i, m) = 1, i=1,φ(m)i = 1, \varphi(m) then there exists the permutation b1,b2,...,bφ(m)b_1, b_2, ..., b_{\varphi(m)} of numbers a1,a2,...,aφ(m)a_1, a_2, ..., a_{\varphi(m)} such that a1b1+a2b2+...+aφ(m)bφ(m)a_1^{b_1} + a_2^{b_2} + ... + a_{\varphi(m)}^{b_{\varphi(m)}} is divisible by mm.

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This is an extension of G.11.4.

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