what are the last 2 digits of 7^2800 or what is 72800mod100 ?
72800mod100|2800=24∗175=716∗175mod100=(716)175mod100|716=(74)4=((74)4)175mod100|74=(72)2=(((72)2)4)175mod100|72=49=(((49)2)4)175mod100|492=2401=((2401)4)175mod100|2401mod100=1xa∗bmodd=(xamodd)bmodd=((1)4)175mod100|14=1=(1)175mod100|1175=1=1mod10072800mod100=1mod100|1mod100=01
the last 2 digits of 7^2800 = 01
The last digit of 7^x rotates among 1, 7, 9, and 3 because:
7^0 = 1 7^4 = 7^4 x 7^0 = 2401 7^8 = 7^4 x 7^4 x 7^0 = 5764801 ...
7^1 = 7 7^5 = 7^4 x 7^1 = 16707 7^9 = 7^4 x 7^4 x 7^1 = 40353607 ...
7^2 = 49 7^6 = 7^4 x 7^2 = 117649 ...
7^3 = 343 7^7 = 7^4 x 7^3 = 823543 ...
What I'm trying to show is extra factors of 7^4 doesn't change the last digit of the answer.
So divide the exponent by 4,
if the remainder is 0, the last digit will be a 1
if the remainder is 1, the last digit will be a 7
if the remainder is 2, the last digit will be a 9
if the remainder is 3, the last digit will be a 3
Dividing the exponent of 2800 by 4, gives a remainder of 0, so the last digit will be a 1.
Thank you for the response. What you answered is something i already know... my question is to find the last 2 digits and not just the last digit. So essentially, when 7^2800 is divided by 100, it will give the required answer.
what are the last 2 digits of 7^2800 or what is 72800mod100 ?
72800mod100|2800=24∗175=716∗175mod100=(716)175mod100|716=(74)4=((74)4)175mod100|74=(72)2=(((72)2)4)175mod100|72=49=(((49)2)4)175mod100|492=2401=((2401)4)175mod100|2401mod100=1xa∗bmodd=(xamodd)bmodd=((1)4)175mod100|14=1=(1)175mod100|1175=1=1mod10072800mod100=1mod100|1mod100=01
the last 2 digits of 7^2800 = 01