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For each positive integer <math>n</math> let <math>a_n</math> be the least positive integer multiple of <math>23</math> such that <math>a_n \equiv 1 \pmod{2^n}.</math> Find the number of positive integers <math>n</math> less than or equal to <math>1000</math> that satisfy <math>a_n = a_{n+1}.</math> | For each positive integer <math>n</math> let <math>a_n</math> be the least positive integer multiple of <math>23</math> such that <math>a_n \equiv 1 \pmod{2^n}.</math> Find the number of positive integers <math>n</math> less than or equal to <math>1000</math> that satisfy <math>a_n = a_{n+1}.</math> | ||
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Denote <math>a_n = 23 b_n</math>. | Denote <math>a_n = 23 b_n</math>. | ||
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Now, we find the smallest <math>m</math>, such that <math>2^m \equiv 1 \pmod{23}</math>. | Now, we find the smallest <math>m</math>, such that <math>2^m \equiv 1 \pmod{23}</math>. | ||
− | + | By Fermat's Theorem, we must have <math>m | \phi \left( 23 \right)</math>. That is, <math>m | 22</math>. | |
We find <math>m = 11</math>. | We find <math>m = 11</math>. | ||
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We have the following results: | We have the following results: | ||
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− | \ | + | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 0\), then \(k_n = 22\) and \(b_n = 1\). |
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− | \ | + | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 1\), then \(k_n = 11\) and \(b_n = 1\). |
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− | \ | + | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 2\), then \(k_n = 17\) and \(b_n = 3\). |
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− | \ | + | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 3\), then \(k_n = 20\) and \(b_n = 7\). |
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− | \ | + | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 4\), then \(k_n = 10\) and \(b_n = 7\). |
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− | \ | + | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 5\), then \(k_n = 5\) and \(b_n = 7\). |
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+ | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 6\), then \(k_n = 14\) and \(b_n = 39\). | ||
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+ | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 7\), then \(k_n = 7\) and \(b_n = 39\). | ||
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+ | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 8\), then \(k_n = 15\) and \(b_n = 167\). | ||
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+ | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 9\), then \(k_n = 19\) and \(b_n = 423\). | ||
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+ | If \({\rm Rem} \left( n , 11 \right) = 10\), then \(k_n = 21\) and \(b_n = 935\). | ||
Therefore, in each cycle, <math>n \in \left\{ 11 l , 11l + 1 , \cdots , 11l + 10 \right\}</math>, we have <math>n = 11l</math>, <math>11l + 3</math>, <math>11l + 4</math>, <math>11l + 6</math>, such that <math>b_n = b_{n+1}</math>. That is, <math>a_n = a_{n+1}</math>. | Therefore, in each cycle, <math>n \in \left\{ 11 l , 11l + 1 , \cdots , 11l + 10 \right\}</math>, we have <math>n = 11l</math>, <math>11l + 3</math>, <math>11l + 4</math>, <math>11l + 6</math>, such that <math>b_n = b_{n+1}</math>. That is, <math>a_n = a_{n+1}</math>. | ||
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== Solution 2 == | == Solution 2 == | ||
− | Observe that if <math>a_{n-1}</math> is divisible by <math>2^n</math>, <math>a_n = a_{n-1}</math>. If not, <math>a_n = a_{n-1} + 23 \cdot 2^{n-1}</math>. | + | Observe that if <math>a_{n-1} - 1</math> is divisible by <math>2^n</math>, <math>a_n = a_{n-1}</math>. If not, <math>a_n = a_{n-1} + 23 \cdot 2^{n-1}</math>. |
− | This encourages us to let <math>b_n = | + | This encourages us to let <math>b_n = \frac{a_n - 1}{2^n}</math>. Rewriting the above equations, we have |
− | <cmath> b_n = \begin{cases} b_{n-1} | + | <cmath> b_n = \begin{cases} \frac{b_{n-1}}{2} & \text{if } 2 \text{ } \vert \text{ } b_{n-1} \ \frac{b_{n-1}+23}{2} &\text{if } 2 \not\vert \text{ } b_{n-1} \end{cases} </cmath> |
− | + | The first few values of <math>b_n</math> are <math>11, 17, 20, 10, 5, 14, 7, 15, 19, 21,</math> and <math>22</math>. We notice that <math>b_{12} = b_1 = 11</math>, and thus the sequence is periodic with period <math>11</math>. | |
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− | + | Note that <math>a_n = a_{n+1}</math> if and only if <math>b_n</math> is even. This occurs when <math>n</math> is congruent to <math>0, 3, 4</math> or <math>6</math> mod <math>11</math>, giving four solutions for each period. | |
+ | From <math>1</math> to <math>1001</math> (which is <math>91 \times 11</math>), there are <math>91 \times 4 = 364</math> values of <math>n</math>. We subtract <math>1</math> from the total since <math>1001</math> satisfies the criteria but is greater than <math>1000</math> to get a final answer of <math>\fbox{363}</math> . | ||
~[[User:Bxiao31415|Bxiao31415]] | ~[[User:Bxiao31415|Bxiao31415]] | ||
+ | (small changes by bobjoebilly and [[User:Iraevid13|IraeVid13]]) | ||
== Solution 3 (Binary Interpretation, Computer Scientists' Playground) == | == Solution 3 (Binary Interpretation, Computer Scientists' Playground) == | ||
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~ cocoa @ https://www.corgillogical.com | ~ cocoa @ https://www.corgillogical.com | ||
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+ | https://youtu.be/ujP-V170vvI | ||
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== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 07:13, 1 February 2024
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[hide]Problem
For each positive integer let be the least positive integer multiple of such that Find the number of positive integers less than or equal to that satisfy
Solution 1
Denote . Thus, for each , we need to find smallest positive integer , such that
Thus, we need to find smallest , such that
Now, we find the smallest , such that . By Fermat's Theorem, we must have . That is, . We find .
Therefore, for each , we need to find smallest , such that
We have the following results:
If
If
If
If
If
If
If
If
If
If
If
Therefore, in each cycle, , we have , , , , such that . That is, . At the boundary of two consecutive cycles, .
We have . Therefore, the number of feasible is .
~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)
Solution 2
Observe that if is divisible by , . If not, .
This encourages us to let . Rewriting the above equations, we have The first few values of are and . We notice that , and thus the sequence is periodic with period .
Note that if and only if is even. This occurs when is congruent to or mod , giving four solutions for each period.
From to (which is ), there are values of . We subtract from the total since satisfies the criteria but is greater than to get a final answer of . ~Bxiao31415
(small changes by bobjoebilly and IraeVid13)
Solution 3 (Binary Interpretation, Computer Scientists' Playground)
We first check that hence we are always seeking a unique modular inverse of , , such that .
Now that we know that is unique, we proceed to recast this problem in binary. This is convenient because is simply the last -bits of in binary, and if , it means that of the last bits of , only the rightmost bit (henceforth th bit) is .
Also, multiplication in binary can be thought of as adding shifted copies of the multiplicand. For example:
Now note , and recall that our objective is to progressively zero out the leftmost bits of except for the th bit.
Write , we note that uniquely defines the th bit of , and once we determine , uniquely determines the st bit of , so on and so forth.
For example, satisfies Next, we note that the second bit of is , so we must also have in order to zero it out, giving
happens precisely when . In fact we can see this in action by working out . Note that has 1 on the nd bit, so we must choose . This gives
Note that since the rd and th bit are , , and this gives .
It may seem that this process will take forever, but note that has bits behind the leading digit, and in the worst case, the leading digits of will have a cycle length of at most . In fact, we find that the cycle length is , and in the process found that , , and .
Since we have complete cycles of length , and the last partial cycle yields and , we have a total of values of such that
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Video Solution
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See also
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