I'm going to make a sticky thread where the very very basic

Sure, nero44 I'll put in my share and post some remainder rules
There are several rules concerning remainder theory that you might consider to be useful in dealing with remainder problems. First, there are some rules about dividing odd and even numbers. I' post them.

1. When an odd number is divided by an even number, the remainder will be odd regardless. Irrespective whether the quotient is even or odd, the product of the divisor and divident is even (since when you multiply any number by an even number, the product is even). Therefore, the remainder which is the difference between the product(even) and the dividend (odd) will be odd. Example, when a(odd)/b(even), the remainder will always be odd.

2. When odd number is divided by odd number, the remainder might exist. If the quotient is even, the remainder will inevitably exist. if the quotient is odd, the remainder will be even. And vice versa, if the quotient is even, the remainder will be odd. e. g. 9/5 gives the quotient of 1 (odd) and the remainder of 1 (odd) or 29/7 will give 4 as an even quotient and the remainder of 1 (odd). this is true for any numbers.

3. Even by odd. If the quotient is odd, the remainder will necessary exist, if the quotient is odd, the remainder will be even and vice versa (same as in 2.)

4. Even by even. Remainder will exist irrespective of the quotient.

This maight not be helpful with the problem above, but it can be brilliant help with remainder problems including even/odd. I'll post some more remainder rules later.