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  1. June 28th 2010, 07:43 PM #1
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    A problem about binomial coefficient

    Prove that , for most of the primes p , \binom{kp}{p} \equiv k \bmod{p^3} , k \in \mathbb{N} and also find all the exceptional prime(s) .
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