Assignment 6

Due Thursday, October 20, 2022

October 14: typo in problem 6(b) corrected.

Problem 1

c.f. Problem 6.2

What is the least residue of

  1. \(5^{10} \pmod{11}\)
  2. \(5^{12} \pmod{11}\)
  3. \(1945^{12} \pmod{11}\)

Problem 2

c.f. Problem 6.4

What are the last two digits of \(7^{355}\)?

Problem 3

c.f. Problem 6.5

What is the remainder when \(314^{162}\) is divided by \(163\)?

Problem 4

c.f. Problem 6.7

What is the remainder when \(314^{164}\) is divided by \(165\)?

Problem 5

c.f. Problem 6.15(a)

Suppose that \(p\) is an odd prime. Show that \[1^{p-1} + 2^{p-1} + \cdots + (p-1)^{p-1} \equiv -1 \pmod{p}\] and \[1^p + 2^p + \cdots + (p-1)^p \equiv 0 \pmod{p}.\]

Problem 6

c.f. Problem 6.17

Show that for any two distinct primes \(p,q\),

  1. \(pq\) divides \(a^{p+q} - a^{p+1} - a^{q+1} + a^2\) for all \(a\).
  2. \(pq\) divides \(a^{pq} - a^{p} - a^{q} + a\) for all \(a\).

Problem 7

c.f. Problem 6.18

Show that if \(p\) is an odd prime, then \(2p\) divides \(2^{2p-1}-2\).