Sunday, February 24, 2013

Magical properties of cubes-4

Magical properties of cubes-4
 
We find some regularities in the divisibility of cube numbers by different divisors, where the remainder has cyclic variation. When n3 is divided by 2, there is no remainder for all even n, and 1 for all odd n.The remainder varies cyclically 1 and 0. When divided by 3, the remainder varies repeatedly in a cycle 1,2,0 for  n = (1+3m),(2+3m) and 3m (where m = 0,1,2,3,4….) respectively. When the divisor is 4, the cyclic variation of the remainder becomes 1,0,3,0 for n = (1+4m),(2+4m),(3+4m) and 4m respectively. With 5 as divisor, the cyclic variation of the remainder is in the form 1,3,2,4,0 for n = (1+5m),(2+5m),(3+5m),(4+5m),5m respectively. Similarly, one can show that the cyclic variation of the remainder is 1,2,3,4,5,0 for the divisor 6; 1,1,6,1,6,6,0 for the divisor 7;1,0,3,0,5,0,7,0 for the divisor 8; 1,8,0 for the divisor 9; and so on.

 


 

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