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Fermats little theorem — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 1 string1 string5 strings5 strings5 strings5 strings5 strings5 strings32 strings fall into 8 necklaces32 strings in all: 2 constant ones, and 6 rings of 5so 32 − 2 = 5 × 6, and p divides a^p − a with nothing left over

    Necklaces that prove a theorem

    Thread five beads in two colours, thirty-two ways. Two of them are all one colour; the other thirty fall into rings of five. That count, and nothing else, is Fermat's little theorem.

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