Monday, 19 December 2016

elementary number theory - Smallest positive integer modular congruence problem

I need help with the following problem:



Find the smallest positive integer n such

that



xn1(mod101)
for every integer x between 2 and 40.



How can I approach this? Using Euclid's? Fermat's?



I know Fermat's says if p
is a prime, then xp11(modp)but I don't know how or if I can apply it. As you can probably tell I'm very confused by modular congruences

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