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Proof of a conjecture of Adamchuk

Number Theory 2021-10-20 v4 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper, we prove a congruence which confirms a conjecture of Adamchuk. For any prime p1(mod3)p\equiv1\pmod3 and aZ+a\in\mathbb{Z}^{+}, we have \begin{align*} \sum_{k=1}^{\frac{2}3(p^a-1)}\binom{2k}k\equiv0\pmod{p^2}. \end{align*}

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@article{arxiv.2003.09810,
  title  = {Proof of a conjecture of Adamchuk},
  author = {Guo-Shuai Mao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.09810},
  year   = {2021}
}

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14 pages