Let $p>10$ be a prime. Prove that there is positive integers $m,n$ with $m+n<p$ such that $p$ divides $5^m7^n -1$
Source: Brazil iberoamerican tst 3 p1
Tags: number theory
Let $p>10$ be a prime. Prove that there is positive integers $m,n$ with $m+n<p$ such that $p$ divides $5^m7^n -1$