Let A be the 100 x 100 matrix with amn = mn. Show that the absolute value of each of the 100! products in the expansion of det A is congruent to 1 mod 101.
Solution
Each product is 100! 100! . But 101 is prime, so the numbers 1, 2, ... , 100 can be divided into pairs with the product of each pair being 1 mod 101.
© John Scholes
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25 Feb 2002