1985 AHSME Problems/Problem 26
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Problem
Find the least positive integer for which
is a non-zero reducible fraction.
Solution
For the fraction to be reducible, the greatest common factor of the numerator and the denominator must be greater than . By the Euclidean algorithm,
Since is prime,
must be a multiple of
, which first occurs when
.
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