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For a certain positive integer n,n2 gives a remainder of 4 when divided by 5, and n3 gives a remainder of 2 when divided by 5. What remainder does n give when divided by 5?

 Dec 3, 2020

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If n = 3 then

 

mod(n^2,5)  =  4

mod(n^3,5)  =  2

mod(n , 5)  =   What do you think?

 Dec 3, 2020
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If n = 3 then

 

mod(n^2,5)  =  4

mod(n^3,5)  =  2

mod(n , 5)  =   What do you think?

Alan Dec 3, 2020
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It would be 3!

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