SOLUTION: Find a counter-example to the statement 4^n+1 is divisible by 5. Thank You

SOLUTION: Find a counter-example to the statement 4^n+1 is divisible by 5. Thank You

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Question 41801: Find a counter-example to the statement 4^n+1 is divisible by 5.
Thank You
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n = 2 is a counter-example, since
4^2 + 1 = 16 + 1 = 17 and not divisible by 5...
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