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Grade 8Algebra

prove that for any positive interger n, 23^n is divisible by 3n+1.

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7 Years agoGrade 8
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7 Years ago
the ques is wrong because  23^n is an even number which can NEVER be divisible by 3n+1.
as an example, put n=2.
then 2^9 is obviously not divisible by 27.