A number theory problem by Ardhiana Yahya Ramadhan

What is the last 4 digits of 1376 1376 { 1376 }^{ 1376 } ?

3376 7376 9376 1376 5376

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1 solution

Christopher Boo
Jan 2, 2017

I solved this by observation. The last four digits when taking 1376 to the first few positive powers are:

137 6 1 1376 137 6 2 3376 137 6 3 5376 137 6 4 7376 137 6 5 9376 137 6 6 1376 \begin{aligned} 1376^1 &\rightarrow 1376 \\ 1376^2 &\rightarrow 3376 \\ 1376^3 &\rightarrow 5376 \\ 1376^4 &\rightarrow 7376 \\ 1376^5 &\rightarrow 9376 \\ 1376^6 &\rightarrow 1376 \\ \end{aligned}

We can see that the pattern has a cycle of length 5 5 . Since the remainder of the power 1376 when divided by 5 is 1, it will be the first term in the cycle pattern, 1376.

Nice. What's so special about 1376 that causes it to have this property? Are there any other numbers that have the property that "last four digits when taking n n to a power stay the same"?

Calvin Lin Staff - 4 years, 5 months ago

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