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Locating Multiples of Primes in Pascal's Triangle

by Lawrence O. Cannon (Utah State University)

This article originally appeared in:
College Mathematics Journal
September, 1989

Subject classification(s): Algebra and Number Theory | Number Theory | Primes | Discrete Mathematics | Combinatorics | Combinations
Applicable Course(s): 3.7 Discrete Math | 4.3 Number Theory | 4.4 Combinatorics

Finding multiples of a prime in Pascal's triangle visually


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Capsule Course Topic(s):
Number Theory | Numbers With Special Forms or Properties, Binomial Coefficients/Pascal's Triangle
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