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Example: Prove that $ \forall n\in{\mathbb N}, n^5-n $ is a multiple of n.

Base case: n=0... 0^5=0 as we want

Inductive step: Assume that 5 divides n^5-n and show that 5 divides (n+1)^5-(n+1)

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