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What is the remainder of 2 to the power of k after divided [#permalink]
 28 May 2005, 14:11
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148. What is the remainder of 2 to the power of k after divided by 10?
(1) k is divisible by 10
(2) k is divisible by 4
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1) insufficient k=0 r=9, k=10 r =4, k=20 r=6
2)insufficient k=0 r=9, and then r=6 for all others k's divisible by 4
1)+2) k =0, 20, 40, 60, ... so reminder is either 9 or 6 => insufficient
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I am confused about this...
please show workings....
my thinking is
I) is sufficient if we only allow positive numbers...greater than 0! but its insuff if zero is allowed...
II) should be sufficinet?
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>I) is sufficient if we only allow positive numbers...greater than 0! but its insuff if zero is allowed...
and zero is allowed => insufficient
>II) should be sufficinet?
nope, reminders follow a repetetive pattern of 4 starting with k=4 and on, not a pattern of 10
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I think it's D.
case of zero is out since it is not divisible by 10 (or any other number) - though theoritically, it could be.
unless of course there is a specific example from OG which says otherwise.
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(E)
The power of 2 will be only a multiple of 2 and they do not follow any regular pattern.
say
1, 2, 4 ,8, 16, 32, 64, 126, 256, 512, 1024
Now you can see by divind by 10 you will have diffenet figures all the time in remainder so none is sufficent.
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Dan wrote: I think it's D.
case of zero is out since it is not divisible by 10 (or any other number) - though theoritically, it could be.
unless of course there is a specific example from OG which says otherwise.
E it is.
0 is divisible any all real numbers.
0/x = 0
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To explain my answers , i forgot.
First remember that 2^4 always end in 6.
A. k =0,10,20,30
remainders = 0,4,6,4
B. k=0,4,8,12
remainders = 0,6,6,6,6,6
C. k=0,20,40,60
remainder = 0,6,6
Ans is E
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