(a) Determine if the following numbers are prime: 101! + 78, 88! + 55 (b) Is 299 + 1 divisible by 27? 5.

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(a) Determine if the following numbers are prime:
101! + 78,
88! + 55
(b) Is 299 + 1 divisible by 27?
Transcribed Image Text:5. (a) Determine if the following numbers are prime: 101! + 78, 88! + 55 (b) Is 299 + 1 divisible by 27?
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A prime number cannot be divided by any other number except 1 and itself. Now use this definition to prove the following.

Use the properties of modular functions to prove part (b).

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