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The problem tells us that <math>2019^8 \equiv -1 \pmod{p}</math> for some prime <math>p</math>. We want to find the smallest odd possible value of <math>p</math>. By squaring both sides of the congruence, we get <math>2019^{16} \equiv 1 \pmod{p}</math>. | The problem tells us that <math>2019^8 \equiv -1 \pmod{p}</math> for some prime <math>p</math>. We want to find the smallest odd possible value of <math>p</math>. By squaring both sides of the congruence, we get <math>2019^{16} \equiv 1 \pmod{p}</math>. | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 25 November 2019
Problem 14
Find the least odd prime factor of 
.
Solution
The problem tells us that 
for some prime 
. We want to find the smallest odd possible value of . By squaring both sides of the congruence, we get 
.
Since , 
= 
or 
However, if = 
or 
then 
clearly will be 
instead of 
, causing a contradiction.
Therefore, 
. Because 
, 
is a multiple of 16. Since we know is prime, 
or 
. Therefore, must be 
. The two smallest primes that are are 
and 
. 
, but 
, so our answer is 
.
Note to solution 1
is called the "Euler Function" of integer .
Euler theorem: define as the number of positive integers less than 
but relatively prime to , then we have ![\[\phi(p)=p\cdot \prod^n_{i=1}(1-\frac{1}{p_i})\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/7/9/3796cf787f69e13b3a5a060bcb1ba7d119e2150a.png)
where 
are the prime factors of . Then, we have ![\[a^{\phi(p)} \equiv 1\ (\mathrm{mod}\ p)\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/f/2/8f21dc4bc9438cd265fd03aadc87e1f0000e3808.png)
if 
.
Furthermore, 
for an integer 
relatively prime to is defined as the smallest positive integer 
such that 
. An important property of the order is that 
.
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| 2019 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 15 | |
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