Power of exponents

Let 2 3335567 m o d 3 = x {2}^{3335567}\mod3=x

And 2 1445678 m o d 3 = y {2}^{1445678}\mod3=y

Find ( x + y ) m o d 2 (x+y)\mod2


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

Michael Fischer
Sep 4, 2014

We can take advantage of the fact that since 2 1 ( m o d 3 ) 2 \equiv -1\pmod 3\\

2 even number 1 ( m o d 3 ) 2^{ \text{even number}} \equiv 1\pmod 3\\

2 odd number 1 ( m o d 3 ) 2^{\text{odd number}} \equiv -1\pmod 3\\

Shivamani Patil
Aug 28, 2014

I have found generalized result for natural number n as :

C a s e 1 : Case 1: If n n is 1 1 Then 2 n m o d 3 = 3 { 2 }^{ n\quad }mod\quad 3=3 if n n is 1 1

C a s e 2 : Case 2: If n n is even Then 2 n m o d 3 = 1 { 2 }^{ n\quad }mod\quad 3=1

C a s e 3 : Case 3: If n n is odd then 2 n m o d 3 = 2 { 2 }^{ n\quad }mod\quad 3=2

So x = 1 x=1 and y = 2 y=2

Therefore x + y m o d 2 = 1 x+y mod 2=1

Cool solution, but this should NEVER have been a 3-try problem. We only have 2 possible answers!

Satvik Golechha - 6 years, 9 months ago

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Exactly, I did it that way only although I knew how to do it but why overcomplicate things

Kushagra Sahni - 5 years, 11 months ago

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Probability that you get answer at first attempt is 1 2 \frac { 1 }{ 2 } .

shivamani patil - 5 years, 11 months ago

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