Re: What is the remainder when (6!)^7! is divided by 13 ?


Arturo Magidin wrote:
In article <1155155568.240789.91160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Chip Eastham <hardmath@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Arturo Magidin wrote:
In article <1155153635.622565.177450@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
fraternitydisposal@xxxxxxxxx <fraternitydisposal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Please let me know.

Please do not think that the subject is part of the message. The body
of the message should contain all the information.

You want to know the remainder of (6!)^7 when divided by 13.

I think he means to the power 7!, which makes it trivial.

"Indeed. Another good reason not using the subject line as part of the
body of your message. I make no absolute claim that I would have
noticed my error had the problem been stated in the body, but I think
I would have had a better chance of doing so."

Hi, Arturo:

I have no reluctance to make an absolute claim on your behalf.
What's the worst that can happen to me? My credibility might
sink in the eyes of sci.math. I think I'll risk it.

So, if the original post had stated the problem clearly in the
body of the message, Arturo would have dispatched it in one
line. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

--c

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