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Modulo Arithmetic & Congruence · Question 39 of 97

Question 39

HardOriginal question

What is 220 mod 72^{20} \bmod 7?

Options for question 39

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. 23=8≡1(mod7)2^{3} = 8 \equiv 1 \pmod{7}, so the powers of 2 repeat every 3.

  2. 220=(23)6×22≡1×4=4(mod7)2^{20} = (2^{3})^{6} \times 2^{2} \equiv 1 \times 4 = 4 \pmod{7}.

Worth noting

1 would be right for 2182^{18}; 20 leaves 2 over a multiple of 3.

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The remainder of a power
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120 s
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