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Compute the remainder of $3^{64}$ in the division by $67.$

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We have $64=2^6.$ Hence
$3^2=9\\
3^4=9^2=81\equiv 14\; \mod \; (67)\\
3^8\equiv14^2=196\equiv62\equiv -5 \; \mod \; (67)\\
3^{16}\equiv (-5)^2=25\; \mod \;(67)\\
3^{32} \equiv 25^2 =625 \equiv 22 \; \mod \; (67)\\
3^{64}\equiv 22^2 = 484 \equiv 15 \; \mod \; (67)$
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(3^64)%67 

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(3^2)%67 = 9

(9^2)%67 = 14

(14^2)%67 = -5

((-5)^2)%67 = 25

((25)^2)%67 = 22

((22)^2)%67 = 15

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