Invertible Matrices with det=1 & Integer Entries: Why Inverse is Integer?

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Can someone explain why if an invertible matrix A has det = 1 and all integer entries, its inverse also has all integer entries? det(A) = 1 means that if you apply the big formula (permutations) the sums of the entries add up to 1. But what does that have to with having integers in its inverse?

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never mind, figured it out. thanks.