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# What is the remainder when 7^100 is divided by 50?

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What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

$$A. 0$$
$$B. 1$$
$$C. 7$$
$$D. 21$$
$$E. 49$$

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[GMAT math practice question]

What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

$$A. 0$$
$$B. 1$$
$$C. 7$$
$$D. 21$$
$$E. 49$$

We see that 7^2 = 49, which is 50 - 1. Although 49/50 = 0 R 49, rather than using the remainder of 49, let’s call the remainder “-1”.

Since 7^100 = (7^2)^50 = 49^50, which is equivalent to (-1)^50 when it’s divided by 50, and since (-1)^50 = 1, so when (-1)^50 is divided by 50, the remainder is 1.

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$$7^{100}/50=49^{50}/50=(50-1)^{50}/50$$ - only $$(-1)^{50} = 1^{50}=1$$ - won't be devisable by 50. The remainder is 1.

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MathRevolution wrote:
[GMAT math practice question]

What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

$$A. 0$$
$$B. 1$$
$$C. 7$$
$$D. 21$$
$$E. 49$$

We see that 7^2 = 49, which is 50 - 1. Although 49/50 = 0 R 49, rather than using the remainder of 49, let’s call the remainder “-1”.

Since 7^100 = (7^2)^50 = 49^50, which is equivalent to (-1)^50 when it’s divided by 50, and since (-1)^50 = 1, so when (-1)^50 is divided by 50, the remainder is 1.

Hi,

thanks for this solution, but I have a doubt. this question doesn't say that there is exponent for 50. then, How can we take (-1)^50 ?

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24 Aug 2019, 00:46
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[GMAT math practice question]

What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

$$A. 0$$
$$B. 1$$
$$C. 7$$
$$D. 21$$
$$E. 49$$

7 ^ 100 = (7 ^ 4) ^ 25 because 7 has a multiplicity of 4

7^4 = 2401 -> Express this as 2400 + 1. Therefore (2400 + 1)^25
All terms except the last will be divisible by 50. The last term is 1. So, remainder = 1

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[GMAT math practice question]

What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

$$A. 0$$
$$B. 1$$
$$C. 7$$
$$D. 21$$
$$E. 49$$

What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

Remainder when 50 divides $$7^{100}$$
=Remainder when 50 divides $$(50-1)^{50}$$
= Remainder when 50 divides $$(-1)^{50}$$
= Remainder when 50 divides 1 = 1

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[GMAT math practice question]

What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

$$A. 0$$
$$B. 1$$
$$C. 7$$
$$D. 21$$
$$E. 49$$

Asked: What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

7^4 = 2401

7^100mod50 = 7^{4*25}mod100 = 1mod100

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MathRevolution wrote:
[GMAT math practice question]

What is the remainder when $$7^{100}$$ is divided by $$50$$?

$$A. 0$$
$$B. 1$$
$$C. 7$$
$$D. 21$$
$$E. 49$$

Remainder (7/50) = 7

Remainder ($$7^2$$/50) = 49 or -1 [i.e. 49 in access or 1 short for it to be divisible by 50]

Taking power 50 both sides

Remainder ($$7^{100}$$/50) = $$(-1)^50 = +1$$

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