Polynomial

Algebra Level 5

3 k = 0 9 x k + 2 k = 10 1209 x k + k = 1210 146409 x k \large{3\sum _{ k=0 }^{ 9 }{ { x }^{ k } } +2\sum _{ k=10 }^{ 1209 }{ { x }^{ k } } +\sum _{ k=1210 }^{ 146409 }{ { x }^{ k } } }

Let P ( x ) P(x) denote the polynomial satisfying the equation above.

Find the smallest positive integer n n for which there exist polynomials f , g f, g with integer coefficients such that

x n 1 = ( x 16 + 1 ) P ( x ) f ( x ) + 11 g ( x ) . x^n-1 = (x^{16} + 1)P(x) f(x) + 11g(x) .


Source: Random olympiad question


The answer is 35431200.

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Jan 13, 2016

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