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Contrapositive and Contradiction · Hard problem

Two contrapositive facts: if a≥3a \ge 3 then a−1a - 1 is a factor of an−1a^n - 1; and if n=rsn = rs then 2r−12^r - 1 is a factor of 2n−12^n - 1. Which of these numbers is prime?