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T. Y. B. Sc. (Sem. - V) Examination March - 2023
Mathematics : MTH - 506
Number Theory - I
Time: 2 Hours ] [ Total Marks: 50
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T. Y. B. Sc. (Sem. - V)
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Mathematics : MTH - 506 Number Theory - I
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Que 1: Answer Any Five from the following: (10)
(1) If gcd (a,b) = 3 then show that gcd (a/3, b/3) = 1.
(2) If a/c and b/c with gcd (a,b) = 1 then prove that ab/c.
(3) Solve: 81x + 6y = 29.
(4) Check whether the integer 509 is a prime or composite?
(5) Prove that the only prime of the form n3 – 1 is 7.
(6) Find the prime factorization of the integer 2022.
(7) For any integer a, prove that a4 ≡ 0 or 1 (mod5).
(8) Find the remainder when 4165 is divided by 7.
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Que 2: Answer any two questions: (10)
(1) For positive integers a and b prove that gcd (a,b) 1cm (a,b) = a.b.
(2) Find integers x and y such that gcd (741, 1079) = 741x +1079y.
(3) If a is odd integer, then prove that 32 | (a2 + 3) (a2 + 7).
Que 3: Answer any two questions: (10)
(1) If a is odd integer then show that (3a, 3a + 2) = 1.
(2) Determine all the solutions in the integers of the Diophantine
eqn. 123x + 360y = 99.
(3) Show that the linear Diophantine equation ax + by = c has a solution if
and only if d | c where d = gcd (a, b).
Que 4: Answer any two questions: (10)
(1) Prove that any composite number a will always have a prime divisor p
such that p < a .
(2) If p > q > 5 and p & q both are primes then show that 24 | p2 – q2.
(3) Prove that any prime of the form 3n + 1 is also of the form 6m + 1.
Que 5: Answer any two questions: (10)
(1) If a ≡ b (mod n) and c ≡ d (mod n) then prove that a + c ≡ b + d (mod n)
and ac ≡ bd (mod n).
(2) Find the reminder when 55555555 is divided by 9.
(3) Working modulo 9 or 11, find the missing digit x in the following
calculation :
1548 × 3520 = 5448x60.
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