Amplifications of Chapter 2: Proof

We provide an induction proof that the power of the prime number p which divides n factorial is given by an elegant formula. In the book we only give a sketch of an outline of a gesture of a hint of how to prove Fermat's Two Squares theorem. Below we give the proof in various formats.
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