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Elementary proof of congruences involving sum of binomial coefficients. (English) Zbl 1428.11037

Summary: We provide elementary proof of several congruences involving single sum and multisums of binomial coefficients.

MSC:

11B65 Binomial coefficients; factorials; \(q\)-identities
05A10 Factorials, binomial coefficients, combinatorial functions
11A07 Congruences; primitive roots; residue systems
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