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A prime number p is called a Schenker prime if there exists n ∈ ℕ₊ such that p∤n and p|aₙ, where $aₙ={\sum }_{j=0}^n(n!/j!)n^j$ is a so-called Schenker sum. T. Amdeberhan, D. Callan and V. Moll formulated two conjectures concerning p-adic valuations of aₙ when p is a Schenker prime. In particular, they conjectured that for each k ∈ ℕ₊ there exists a unique positive integer $n_k<5^k$ such that $v₅\left(a_{m·5^k+n_k}\right)\ge k$ for each nonnegative integer m. We prove that for every k ∈ ℕ₊ the inequality v₅(aₙ) ≥ k has exactly one solution modulo $5^k$. This confirms the...