7 7 7 7 7 7 ( m o d 7 7 7 ) = ?
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Could you please explain lamda function? I am not aware of it and thus not able to appreciate the solution provided by you. What is this lamda function called?
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Hi :-)
The function that @Otto Bretscher is referring to is the Carmichael function .
7 7 7 7 7 ≡ 0 ( m o d 7 7 7 ) 7 0 ≡ 1 ( m o d 7 7 7 )
Where is the problem with this reasoning?
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You can't just work modulo 777 in the exponent ... consider some simple examples. That's where the Lambda function comes in!
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Let's first deal with the exponent, 7 7 7 7 7 . We have 7 7 7 7 7 ≡ 1 ( m o d 4 ) and 7 7 7 7 7 ≡ 0 ( m o d 9 ) since 777 is divisible by 3, so 7 7 7 7 7 ≡ 9 ( m o d 3 6 ) . Since λ ( 1 1 1 ) = 3 6 , we have 7 7 7 7 7 7 − 1 ≡ 7 8 ≡ 1 6 ( m o d 1 1 1 ) and, multiplying through with 7, we find 7 7 7 7 7 7 ≡ 1 1 2 ( m o d 7 7 7 )