There is no power of 2 which is divisible by 11

Which of the following numbers is divisible by 11 11 ?

2 2016 + 7 2^{2016} + 7 2 2022 + 7 2^{2022} + 7 2 2018 + 7 2^{2018} + 7 2 2020 + 7 2^{2020} + 7

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2 solutions

Nick Turtle
Jan 28, 2018

By Fermat's Little Theorem, we have a p 1 1 ( m o d p ) a^{p-1}\equiv1\pmod{p} for prime p p and integer a a such that gcd ( a , p ) = 1 \gcd{(a,p)}=1 .

Then, 2 10 1 ( m o d 11 ) 2^{10}\equiv1\pmod{11}

Raise both sides to the power of 202 202 :

2 2020 1 ( m o d 11 ) 2^{2020}\equiv1\pmod{11}

Multiply both sides by 2 2 = 4 2^2=4 :

2 2022 4 ( m o d 11 ) 2^{2022}\equiv4\pmod{11}

Add 7 7 to both sides:

2 2022 + 7 11 0 ( m o d 11 ) 2^{2022}+7\equiv11\equiv0\pmod{11}

Thus, 11 11 divides 2 2022 + 7 2^{2022}+7 .

Harison Allan
Jan 25, 2018

Try 1 \text{1} : 2 18 = 262144 + 7 = 262151 \text{2}^{18}={262144+7=262151}

262151 not divisible by 11 \text{262151 not divisible by 11}

Try 2 \text{2} :

2 20 = 2048576 + 7 = 2048583 \text{2}^{20}={2048576+7=2048583}

2048583 not divisible by 11 \text{2048583 not divisible by 11}

Try 3 \text{3}

2 16 = 65536 + 7 = 65543 \text{2}^{16}={65536+7=65543}

65543 not divisible by 11 \text{65543 not divisible by 11}

Try 4 \text{4} :

2 22 = 4194304 + 7 = 4194311 \text{2}^{22}={4194304+7=4194311}

4194311 divisible by 11 \text{4194311 divisible by 11}

Hence the answer is 2 2022 + 7 \large{2}^{2022}+7 .

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