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Algebra.Com's Answer #533868 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the remainder when 23^294 is divided by 5? \n" ); document.write( "294 = 2^8 + 2^5 + 2^2 + 2 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "23 = 3 (mod 5) \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "So 23^294 Mod 5 = 23^(2+2^2+2^5+2^8) mod5 \n" ); document.write( "= 3^2*3^4*3^5*3*8 (mod5) \n" ); document.write( "= 4*1*2*3 (mod5) \n" ); document.write( "= 4 (mod5) \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( " (A) 0 \n" ); document.write( " (B) 1 \n" ); document.write( " (C) 2 \n" ); document.write( " (D) 3 \n" ); document.write( " (E) 4 \n" ); document.write( " |