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Standard VI
Mathematics
Prime Numbers
Show that n...
Question
Show that
n
36
−
1
is divisible by
33744
if
n
is prime to
2
,
3
,
19
and
37
.
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Solution
n
36
−
1
if
p
is a prime number and
N
is prime to
p
then
N
p
−
1
−
1
is a multiple of
p
Pu
n
=
37
⇒
n
37
−
1
−
1
=
n
36
−
1
is divisible by
37......
(
i
)
n
36
−
1
=
(
n
18
−
1
)
(
n
18
+
1
)
Again using fermats theorem
Put
n
=
19
⇒
n
19
−
1
−
1
=
n
18
−
1
is divisible by
19.....
(
i
i
)
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