Remainder Rules

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What is the remainder when 3 1001 3^{1001} is divided by 1001?


The answer is 971.

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1 solution

Lakshya Singh
May 24, 2016

3^1001/1001 is same as [(3^10)^100]*3^1/1001

= (10^100)*3/1001

=[(10^3)^33]*30/1001

= [(-1)^33]*30/1001

= -30/1001

=971

And it's done

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