1) Find a remainder when $2^{50}$ is divided by $7$. 2) Find a remainder when $41^{65}$ is divided by $7$.

  Example: Find a remainder when $2^{50}$ is divided by $7$.

 Answer: We have $2 \equiv 2 ~(mod ~7) $. By property $6.$ of Theorem,  we have  $2^{2} \equiv 4 ~(mod ~7)$. On the same line we have $2^{3} \equiv 1 ~(mod ~7)$. We can write $50$ as $50 = 16 \cdot 3 + 2$. Therefore $2^{50} \equiv (2^{3})^{16} \cdot 2^2 \equiv 1^{48} \cdot 2^2 \equiv  4 ~(mod ~7)$, i.e. $2^{50} \equiv  4 ~(mod ~7)$. This gives that $4$ is a remainder when $2^{50}$ is divided by $7$.

Example: Find a remainder when $41^{65}$ is divided by $7$.

 Answer: We have $41 \equiv 6 ~(mod ~7) $, but $6 \equiv -1 ~(mod ~7) $. Therefore $41 \equiv -1 ~(mod ~7) $. By property $6.$ of Theorem,  we have  $41^{2} \equiv 1 ~(mod ~7)$.  We can write $65$ as $65 = 32 \cdot 2 + 1$. Therefore $41^{65} \equiv (41^{2})^{32} \cdot 41 \equiv 1^{32} \cdot 41 \equiv  6 ~(mod ~7)$, i.e. $41^{65} \equiv  6 ~(mod ~7)$. This gives that $6$ is a remainder when $41^{65}$ is divided by $7$.


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