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3 10987654320 x ( m o d 100 ) 3^{10987654320}\equiv x \pmod {100}

Find x x .


The answer is 1.

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Fahim Muhtamim
Oct 11, 2019

3 20 1 ( m o d 100 ) 3^{20}\equiv 1(mod 100) ,so 3 10987654320 1 ( m o d 100 ) 3^{10987654320}\equiv 1(mod 100) ,since 20 10987654320 20|10987654320

Chew-Seong Cheong
Oct 12, 2019

Since gcd ( 3 , 100 ) = 1 \gcd(3,100)=1 or 3 and 100 are coprime integers, then Euler's theorem applies. And we note that the Carmichael's lambda function λ ( 100 ) = 20 \lambda(100) = 20 . Then we have:

3 10987654320 3 10987654320 m o d λ ( 100 ) ( m o d 100 ) 3 10987654320 m o d 20 ( m o d 100 ) 3 0 1 ( m o d 100 ) \begin{aligned} 3^{10987654320} & \equiv 3^{10987654320 \bmod \lambda(100)} \pmod {100} \\ & \equiv 3^{10987654320 \bmod 20} \pmod {100} \\ & \equiv 3^0 \equiv 1 \pmod {100} \end{aligned}

Therefore, x = 1 x = \boxed 1 .

3 10987654320 = ( 10 1 ) 5493827160 3^{10987654320}=(10-1)^{5493827160} which is congruent to 01 01 mod 100 100 (using binomial theorem).

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