1. Identify the problem and decompose the modulus:
We need to find the remainder when the sum of all possible remainders of 2nmod1000 (where n is a nonnegative integer) is divided by 1000. We start by decomposing 1000 into its prime factors:
1000=23⋅53
We will compute the sum modulo 23=8 and 53=125 separately and then combine the results using the Chinese Remainder Theorem.
2. Compute the sum modulo 8:
The powers of 2 modulo 8 cycle every 3 terms:
20≡1(mod8),21≡2(mod8),22≡4(mod8),23≡0(mod8),and so on.
Therefore, the sum of all possible remainders modulo 8 is:
S8=1+2+4+0+0+0+⋯=1+2+4=7
Hence,
S≡7(mod8)
3. Compute the sum modulo 125:
We need to find the order of 2 modulo 125, denoted as ord125(2). This is the smallest positive integer d such that:
2d≡1(mod125)
By Euler's theorem, since ϕ(125)=100, we know:
2100≡1(mod125)
We need to check if there is a smaller d that satisfies this condition. We test the divisors of 100:
24≡16(mod125)(not 1)
220=(210)2=10242≡242=576(mod125)(not 1)
Therefore, the order is indeed 100. The sequence of remainders modulo 125 will repeat every 100 terms. The sum of the first 100 terms is:
20+21+22+⋯+299
This is a geometric series with the sum:
S125=2−12100−1=2100−1
Since 2100≡1(mod125), we have:
2100−1≡0(mod125)
Therefore,
S≡0(mod125)
4. Combine results using the Chinese Remainder Theorem:
We have:
S≡7(mod8)
S≡0(mod125)
We need to find S such that:
S≡7(mod8)
S≡0(mod125)
Let S=125k. Then:
125k≡7(mod8)
Since 125≡5(mod8), we have:
5k≡7(mod8)
Multiplying both sides by the modular inverse of 5 modulo 8, which is 5 (since 5⋅5≡1(mod8)), we get:
k≡7⋅5≡35≡3(mod8)
Therefore,
k=8m+3for some integer m
Substituting back, we get:
S=125k=125(8m+3)=1000m+375
Hence,
S≡375(mod1000)
The final answer is 375