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Friday, October 3, 2014

2014/085) prove that 121^n – 25^n + 1900^n – (-4)^n is divisible by 2000

proof:

We have 2000 = 125 * 16
So it should be divisible by 125 * 16 or 125 and 16 as these are co-primes

a^n-b^n  is divisible by a-b
hence
121^n – 25^n is divisible by 121- 25 = 96= 16 * 6 hence 16
1900^n – (-4)^n is divisible by 1900- (-4) = 1904 = 16 * 1 19 hence 16
So 121^n – 25^n + 1900^n – (-4)^n is divisible by 16

121^n – (-4)^n is divisible by 121 + 4 = 125
– 25^n + 1900^n is divisible by 1900 – 25 = 1875 = 125 * 15 hence 125
So 121^n – 25^n + 1900^n – (-4)^n is divisible by 125

As the number is divisible by 125 and 16 hence the product that is 2000



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