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<cmath>7^{2024} (1 + 7 + 7^2) = 7^{2024} (57).</cmath>
 
<cmath>7^{2024} (1 + 7 + 7^2) = 7^{2024} (57).</cmath>
  
Note that <math>57</math> is divisible by <math>19</math>, this expression is actually divisible by 19. The answer is <math>\boxed{(A) 0}</math>.
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Note that <math>57</math> is divisible by <math>19</math>, this expression is actually divisible by 19. The answer is <math>\textbf{(A) } 0</math>.
  
 
==See also==
 
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Revision as of 03:05, 14 November 2024

Problem

What is the remainder when $7^{2024}+7^{2025}+7^{2026}$ is divided by $19$?

$\textbf{(A) } 0 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 1 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 7 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 11 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 18$

Solution 1

We can factor the expression as

\[7^{2024} (1 + 7 + 7^2) = 7^{2024} (57).\]

Note that $57$ is divisible by $19$, this expression is actually divisible by 19. The answer is $\textbf{(A) } 0$.

See also

2024 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 6
Followed by
Problem 8
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