Find the remainder when the above expression is divided by 19.
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For odd integer n , we have x n + y n = ( x + y ) ( x n − 1 − x n − 2 y + x n − 3 y 2 − . . . + y n − 1 ) . Therefore,
1 5 2 3 + 2 3 2 3 = ( 1 5 + 2 3 ) ( 1 5 2 2 − 1 5 2 1 2 3 + 1 5 2 0 2 3 2 − . . . + 2 3 2 2 ) = 3 8 ( 1 5 2 2 − 1 5 2 1 2 3 + 1 5 2 0 2 3 2 − . . . + 2 3 2 2 )
Since 3 8 is divisible by 19, 1 5 2 3 + 2 3 2 3 is divisible by 19, therefore the remainder is 0 .