PA000C

multiple_mul_right

Stable checked-use theorem · independently closed

A right multiple of a multiple remains a multiple.

Current library: Alpha v34, 4,223 checked-use theorems; Stable remains 432. Historical first admissions, original proof editions, and non-admitted aliases are preserved. Exact original first-admission records.

Exact expanded PA statement

forall a n m. (exists q. n = a * q) -> exists s. n * m = a * s

Structural proof guide

Generated structural guide

A right multiple of a multiple remains a multiple.

Use the direct prerequisites mul_assoc as previously established PA formulas.

The proof proceeds by case analysis (1), equality transport (1).

Referenced ingredients

Proof neighborhood

Direct dependencies

Direct dependents

Formal native tactic body

Dependencies are introduced as named hypotheses before line 1. Linked names are exact direct references. This Stable checked-use theorem is independently kernel-checked when replayed.

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Proof checkpoints

8 script commands · 5 reading checkpoints · 0 local claims

This is a reading aid, not a new proof or a proof-tree certificate. Checkpoint groups are consecutive commands, not inferred branch boundaries. Every step links to the preserved script.

Named ingredients (1)
01Fix variables and assumptionsL1–4

Work with arbitrary variables or the premises of the current implication.

  1. L1
    intro a
  2. L2
    intro n
  3. L3
    intro m
  4. L4
    intro hn
02Separate the logical casesL5–5

Follow the explicit conjunction, disjunction, witness, or contradiction step recorded below.

  1. L5
    cases hn
03Construct an explicit witnessL6–6

Supply the displayed value, then prove that it has the required property.

  1. L6
    exists x * m
04Calculate and transport equalitiesL7–7

Carry out the recorded arithmetic or equality steps; inspect the exact commands for their direction and premises.

  1. L7
    rewrite hn_witness
05Use earlier factsL8–8

Instantiate or apply named facts and discharge the corresponding proof obligations.

  1. L8
    apply mul_assoc

Library-wide reading audit

Original exact command ledger · 8 lines
  1. 0001intro a
  2. 0002intro n
  3. 0003intro m
  4. 0004intro hn
  5. 0005cases hn
  6. 0006exists x * m
  7. 0007rewrite hn_witness
  8. 0008apply mul_assoc