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Turkey NMO 2010 1st Round - P34 (Number Theory)

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July 27, 2012
modular arithmetic

Problem Statement

Which one divides 222010+222009+12^{2^{2010}}+2^{2^{2009}}+1?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 19<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 17<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 13<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 11<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> None <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 19 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 17 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 13 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 11 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{None}