Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem dvdssqnn

Description: Two positive integers are divisible iff their squares are. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 18-Apr-2014) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 19-Apr-2014) (Proof shortened by AV, 16-Sep-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion dvdssqnn
|- ( ( M e. NN /\ N e. NN ) -> ( M || N <-> ( M ^ 2 ) || ( N ^ 2 ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 2nn
 |-  2 e. NN
2 dvdsexpnn
 |-  ( ( M e. NN /\ N e. NN /\ 2 e. NN ) -> ( M || N <-> ( M ^ 2 ) || ( N ^ 2 ) ) )
3 1 2 mp3an3
 |-  ( ( M e. NN /\ N e. NN ) -> ( M || N <-> ( M ^ 2 ) || ( N ^ 2 ) ) )