$ x = 5^{1345}\bmod 58$.
I wrote a program that finds and period of residues and builds a table. This table consists of $k$ lines where $k$ is a number of residues in one repeating block, as residues repeat periodically.
In other words, I represent this equation as $x = 5^{n \cdot k+m} \bmod 58$, where $m$ is # of residue in table, and that residue is the answer.
But how to solve this equation mathematically? This algorithm is too complicated to be done on paper. I know that it's possible to use Fermat's little theorem here, but can't understand how. Hope someone will help me to understand this.
Answer
$5^{1345} = 5 \cdot 5^{1344} = 5 \cdot (5^{28})^{48} = 5 \cdot (5^{\phi(58)})^{48} = 5 \cdot 1^{48} = 5 \mod 58$.
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