power congruence mod $p^2$

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power congruence mod $p^2$

Unread post by mutasimmim » Tue Aug 26, 2014 2:32 am

Prove that for any odd prime $p$, $1^{2p-1}+2^{2p-1}+....+(p-1)^{2p-1} \equiv \frac{p(p+1)}{2} (mod p^2)$

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Re: power congruence mod $p^2$

Unread post by *Mahi* » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:31 pm

As it's going unsolved for too long-
Prove $i^{2p-1}+(p-i)^{2p-1} \equiv - p \pmod {p^2} $
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