I need help with the following problem:
Find the smallest positive integer n such
that
x^n \equiv 1 \pmod{101}
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 x^{p−1} \equiv 1 (\mod p) 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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