Find The Largest N

Algebra Level 5

Consider the function f ( x ) = ( x 1 ) 109 3 2014 x 109 3 2014 + 1 1093 ( x 1 ) . f(x) = \dfrac{(x-1)^{1093^{2014}} - x^{1093^{2014}} + 1}{1093(x-1)}. Find the last three digits of the largest positive integer N N such that there exist two polynomials a ( x ) a(x) and b ( x ) b(x) both having integer coefficients and an integer c c (not necessarily positive) satisfying f ( x ) = ( x c ) N a ( x ) + b ( x ) . f(x) = (x-c)^N a(x) + b(x).

Details and assumptions

  • You might use the fact that 1093 1093 is a prime and 2 1092 1 2^{1092}-1 is a multiple of 109 3 2 1093^2 (such primes are called Wieferich primes).

  • This problem is not original.


The answer is 786.

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