What is the remainder?

This problem’s question: {\color{#D61F06}\text{This problem's question:}} What is the remainder? ( 2 2 2 2 m o d ( 2 2 2 + 3 ) ) (2^{2^{2^{2}}} \bmod \left(2^{2^2}+3\right))

As expressed above, this problem can be worked in Wolfram/Alpha as 2^2^2^2 mod (2^2^2+3)

All the numbers are sufficiently small that pencil and paper are sufficient.

Clarification: Δrchish Ray caught a typographical error. It turns out that the answer is the same for both ( 2 2 2 2 m o d ( 2 2 2 + 3 ) ) (2^{2^{2^{2}}} \bmod \left(2^{2^2}+3\right)) and ( 2 2 2 2 2 m o d ( 2 2 2 + 3 ) ) (2^{2^{2^{2^2}}} \bmod \left(2^{2^2}+3\right)) . Therefore, I will leave this problem in Brilliant. I apologize to those that worked the harder version with a five-high tower of twos. Also as a matter of fact, Wolfram/Alpha can handle both versions, four and five high towers.


The answer is 5.

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1 solution

( 65536 m o d 19 ) 5 (65536 \bmod 19) \Rightarrow 5

65536 = 2^2^2^2 (4 two’s) not 2^2^2^2^2 (5 twos)

Δrchish Ray - 1 year, 10 months ago

Yes, that is an error. The answer is the same with both versions.

A Former Brilliant Member - 1 year, 10 months ago

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