Problem

Source: IMO LongList 1967, Great Britain 1

Tags: number theory, Divisibility, binomial coefficients, IMO, IMO 1967



Let $k,m,n$ be natural numbers such that $m+k+1$ is a prime greater than $n+1$. Let $c_s=s(s+1)$. Prove that \[(c_{m+1}-c_k)(c_{m+2}-c_k)\ldots(c_{m+n}-c_k)\] is divisible by the product $c_1c_2\ldots c_n$.