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A stochastic matrix is a square matrix A with entries 0≤a_ij≤1 such that the sum of...

A stochastic matrix is a square matrix A with entries 0≤a_ij≤1 such that the sum of each column of A is 1. Prove that if A is stochastic, then A^k is stochastic for every positive integer k.

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