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MCIII NT 5.19-5.24
Here are some hints.
5.19: If a number $a$ is divisible by $k$, then you can write $a=xk$ where x is an integer. Bezout's identity is not required for this one.
5.20: To find out about 169, probably you can start with 13.
5.21 is okay, write it clearly in your homework.
5.22: There are at least two approaches that can work. First method: when powers of a number is involved in divisibility or remainder questions, Fermat's Little Theorem is often useful. Note that $30=2\times3\times5$. Second method: can you factor $a^5-a$, and then use the same method as in 5.21?
5.23: Consider pairing.
5.24: Do not just memorizing the rules without understanding why. The divisibility rule for $13$ in the textbook is based on the fact that $13$ is a factor of $1001$. Consider pairing again.
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