This document proves by induction that for all natural numbers x, the number 23x - 1 is divisible by 7.
It first shows the base case of x=0 is true, as 23*0 - 1 = 0, which is divisible by 7.
It then assumes the inductive hypothesis that 23k - 1 is divisible by 7 for some natural number k. It performs algebraic manipulations to show that if 23k - 1 is divisible by 7, then 23(k+1) - 1 must also be divisible by 7.
This completes the inductive proof that for any natural number x, the number 23x - 1 is divisible by 7.