What is the remainder when is divided by ?
6
3
5
4
Hint 1: Dividing by 10 is the same as finding the last digit (unit digit) of .
Hint 2: Compute the unit digits of the first few powers of 3: and find the repeating cycle.
Hint 3: The cycle is of length 4. Find the remainder of the exponent 2025 divided by 4, and use it to select the digit.
Step 1: Finding the remainder when a number is divided by is equivalent to finding its unit digit. We analyze the powers of modulo :
Step 2: The unit digits follow a repeating cycle of length : .
Step 3: Determine the remainder when the exponent is divided by the cycle length :
Step 4: The remainder of corresponds to the first element in the cycle:
So the remainder is 3.
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