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If ‘p’ is prime >= 3. What is the greatest number which will divide p^2-1?
Hi Ashfaaq,See if you take any no. and try to see then you will find that all unique factors are till its square root.and lets assume here that p is greater than 6.then its greatest factors beif we have more information about p then we can have factors of n too.Thanks & Regards, Arun Kumar, Btech,IIT Delhi, Askiitians Faculty
Thanks & Regards, Arun Kumar, Btech,IIT Delhi, Askiitians Faculty
let p be 33^2-1=8let p be 55^2-1=24let p be 77^2-1=48if we take hcf of the solutions 3 resultsthat is hcf(8,24,48)=8therfore 8 is the highest no. divisible by p^2-1 still have doubt try two more casees and find hcf of all 5 numbers the result will be 8
@Viraj C Butkitagar: Thank you very much for your answer. I appreciate it.
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