P-adic Norm not Complete on Rational Numbers/Proof 2/Lemma 1

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Theorem

Let $p$ be a prime number.

Then:

$\exists x \in \Z_{>0}: p \nmid x, x \ge \dfrac {p + 1} 2$


Proof

Let $x = p + 1$.

Then $p \nmid x$ and:

$x = p + 1 > p > 0$

$\blacksquare$