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== Proof == | == Proof == | ||
− | ''An understanding of [[Introduction to modular arithmetic | basic modular arithmetic]] is necessary for this proof.'' | + | '''An understanding of [[Introduction to modular arithmetic | basic modular arithmetic]] is necessary for this proof.'' |
− | Let <math>N | + | Let the [[base numbers | base-ten]] representation of <math>N</math> be <math>\underline{a_ka_{k-1}\cdots a_1a_0}</math> where the <math>a_i</math> are digits for each <math>i</math> and the underline is simply to note that this is a base-10 expression rather than a product. If <math>N</math> has no more than <math>n</math> digits, then the last <math>n</math> digits of <math>N</math> make up <math>N</math> itself, so the test is trivially true. If <math>N</math> has more than <math>n</math> digits, we note that: |
− | + | <center><math> N = 10^k a_k + 10^{k-1} a_{k-1} + \cdots + 10 a_1 + a_0. </math></center> | |
− | Taking <math> | + | Taking this <math>\mod 2^n</math> we have |
− | {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto | + | {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |
− | | <math>N</math> || <math>= 10^k a_k + 10^{k-1} a_{k-1} + \cdots + 10 a_1 + a_0</math> | + | | <math>N</math> || <math>= 10^k a_k + 10^{k-1} a_{k-1} + \cdots + 10 a_1 + a_0 </math> |
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− | | || <math>\equiv 10^{n-1} a_{n-1} + 10^{n-2} a_{n-2} + \cdots + a_1 + a_0 | + | | || <math>\equiv 10^{n-1} a_{n-1} + 10^{n-2} a_{n-2} + \cdots + 10 a_1 + a_0 \pmod{2^n}</math> |
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− | Thus, if the last <math>n</math> digits of <math>N</math> are divisible by <math>2^n</math> | + | because for <math>i \geq n</math>, <math>10^i \equiv 0 \pmod{2^n}</math>. Thus, <math>N</math> is divisible by <math>2^n</math> if and only if |
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+ | <center><math>10^{n-1} a_{n-1} + 10^{n-2} a_{n-2} + \cdots + 10 a_1 + a_0 = \underline{a_{n-1}a_{n-2}\cdots a_1a_0}</math></center> | ||
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+ | is. But this says exactly what we claimed: the last <math>n</math> digits of <math>N</math> are divisible by <math>2^n</math> if and only if <math>N</math> is divisible by <math>2^n</math>. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Divisibility rules | Back to divisibility rules]] | * [[Divisibility rules | Back to divisibility rules]] |
Revision as of 09:41, 26 November 2008
A number is divisible by if the last digits of the number are divisible by .
Proof
'An understanding of basic modular arithmetic is necessary for this proof.
Let the base-ten representation of be where the are digits for each and the underline is simply to note that this is a base-10 expression rather than a product. If has no more than digits, then the last digits of make up itself, so the test is trivially true. If has more than digits, we note that:
Taking this we have
because for , . Thus, is divisible by if and only if
is. But this says exactly what we claimed: the last digits of are divisible by if and only if is divisible by .