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5654 b \overline{5654}_b is a power of a prime number. Find b + 1 b+1 if b > 6 b > 6 .


The answer is 8.

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Joji Joseph
Jan 14, 2014

In polynomial notation ( 5654 ) b = 5 × b 3 + 6 × b 2 + 5 × b + 4 = ( b + 1 ) ( 5 b 2 + b + 4 ) (5654)_b=5\times b^3+6\times b^2+5\times b+4=(b+1)(5b^2+b+4)

Let ( 5654 ) b = n k (5654)_b=n^k where n is a prime number

b + 1 = n i , 5 b 2 + b + 4 = n j \implies b+1=n^i,5b^2+b+4=n^j where i + j = k i+j=k

Also 5 b 2 + b + 4 b + 1 = n j i \frac{5b^2+b+4}{b+1}=n^{j-i} \implies remainder=0.

But by remainder theorem the above equation gives a remainder 8 ( put b = 1 b=-1 ). To satisfy the above condition (remainder should be 0 ), 8 should be a multiple of b + 1 b+1 and b > 6 b>6 b + 1 = 8 \implies \boxed{b+1=8}

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