Part 2

Is 201 7 46 + 46 2017^{46}+46

Prime?

no yes

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3 solutions

Maggie Miller
Aug 1, 2015

Note 2017 2 ( m o d 5 ) , 46 1 ( m o d 5 ) 2017\equiv 2\pmod{5},46\equiv1\pmod{5} . Therefore,

201 7 46 + 46 2 46 + 1 4 23 + 1 ( 1 ) 23 + 1 0 ( m o d 5 ) 2017^{46}+46\equiv 2^{46}+1\equiv 4^{23}+1\equiv(-1)^{23}+1\equiv 0\pmod {5} .

Thus, 201 7 46 + 46 2017^{46}+46 is divisible by 5 5 but is not equal to 5 5 , so 201 7 46 + 46 2017^{46}+46 is not prime.

47 is a prime number and by Fermat's little theorem , 2017^{47 - 1} = 1 (mod 47) implies that 2017^{46} = 1 (mod 47). Again , 46 = -1 (mod 47). Hence, 2017^{46} + 46 = 0 (mod 47) ,or 2017^{46} + 46 is divisible by 47 and greater than 47. Which indicates that it can't be a prime.

Antonio Rangel
Aug 12, 2015

The last digit of 2017^46 is 9, so +46 the last digit is 5.

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