The remainder when the square of any prime number greater than 3 is divided by 6, is
Any prime number greater than 3 is of the form 6k
1, where k is a natural number
and (6k
1)2 = 36k2
12k + 1 = 6k (6k
2) + 1
Thus, the remainder is 1.
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