Prove that for any integer n, if b2 divides n, then b divides n.
Trying to figure out this proof. The proof I'm looking at is written as
n = any integer, if 25|n⟹5|n.
I've been trying to figure this for days and have been running around in circles. Would appreciate a general proof for this.
n = any integer, if (b2)|n⟹b|n.
Answer
Use the definition: If a∣b⇒ there is an integer k such that b=ak.
So if b2∣n⇒ there is an integer k such that n=b2k=bbk. Now the product of two integers is also an integer, setting c=bk, what can you conclude?
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