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What is the remainder when 3^200 is divided by 5?

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

E) 4

 Aug 20, 2016
edited by EighthMersennePrime  Aug 20, 2016

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Yep.....you guests are correct....I entered the question incorrectly.   The answer IS   "B"  1

 Aug 21, 2016
 #1
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Answer is "A"  0

 Aug 21, 2016
 #4
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Yep.....you guests are correct....I entered the question incorrectly.   The answer IS   "B"  1

ElectricPavlov  Aug 21, 2016
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3^200 mod 5 = 1 or "B"

 Aug 21, 2016
 #3
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3^1 mod 5 = 3

3^2 mod 5 = 4

3^3 mod 5 = 2

3^4 mod 5 = 1

3^5 mod 5 = 3

3^6 mod 5 = 4

You see the sequence right?

Because 200 mod 4 = 0. 3^200 mod 5 = 3^0 mod 5 = 1. Guest #2 is correct.

 Aug 21, 2016
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Thanks

 Aug 21, 2016
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The answer is B

 Aug 21, 2016

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