In order to prove that (a – b) is a factor of (an – bn), it has to be proved that
an – bn = k (a – b) where k is some natural number.
a can be written as a = a – b + b
an = (a – b + b)n = [(a – b) + b]n
= nC0 (a – b)n + nC1 (a – b)n-1 b + …… + n C n bn
an – bn = (a – b) [(a –b)n-1 + nC1 (a – b)n-1 b + …… + n C n bn]
an – bn = (a – b) k
Where k = [(a –b)n-1 + nC1 (a – b)n-1 b + …… + n C n bn] is a natural number
This shows that (a – b) is a factor of (an – bn), where n is positive integer.
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