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Prove $4|n$ if and only if $4|(10a_1+a_0)$. I know there may be "duplicates" out there, but most of them are for the case of $3|n$ and stuff like that. I'm still confused as to how the thought process works though. I have to prove the statement for $n=(a_k times 10^k) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-1}) + cdots + (a_1 times 10^1) + (a_0 times 10^0)$. Before having to prove this in my homework assignment, I had to prove that if $n$ is an integer and $n geq 2$, then $10^n equiv 0 (mod 4)$.










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Prove $4|n$ if and only if $4|(10a_1+a_0)$. I know there may be "duplicates" out there, but most of them are for the case of $3|n$ and stuff like that. I'm still confused as to how the thought process works though. I have to prove the statement for $n=(a_k times 10^k) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-1}) + cdots + (a_1 times 10^1) + (a_0 times 10^0)$. Before having to prove this in my homework assignment, I had to prove that if $n$ is an integer and $n geq 2$, then $10^n equiv 0 (mod 4)$.





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Your idea is good. If we can show that $10^nequiv0$ modulo $4$ for "most" $n$ ($n>1$), then the problem is done already. Now notice that $4times 25=100=10^2$, and $10^{n}=10^210^{n-2}$ for $ngeq 2$. Can you continue?






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    begin{align}
    n&=(a_k times 10^k) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-1}) + cdots + a_1times 10^2+(a_1 times 10) + a_0\
    &= underbrace{(a_k times 10^{k-2}) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-3}) + cdots + a_1)times 10^2}_{m} + (a_1 times 10) + a_0
    end{align}

    so $;n=m+10a_1+a_0$, and $m$ is divisible by $4$. Can you proceed?






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      Your idea is good. If we can show that $10^nequiv0$ modulo $4$ for "most" $n$ ($n>1$), then the problem is done already. Now notice that $4times 25=100=10^2$, and $10^{n}=10^210^{n-2}$ for $ngeq 2$. Can you continue?






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        Your idea is good. If we can show that $10^nequiv0$ modulo $4$ for "most" $n$ ($n>1$), then the problem is done already. Now notice that $4times 25=100=10^2$, and $10^{n}=10^210^{n-2}$ for $ngeq 2$. Can you continue?






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          Your idea is good. If we can show that $10^nequiv0$ modulo $4$ for "most" $n$ ($n>1$), then the problem is done already. Now notice that $4times 25=100=10^2$, and $10^{n}=10^210^{n-2}$ for $ngeq 2$. Can you continue?






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          Your idea is good. If we can show that $10^nequiv0$ modulo $4$ for "most" $n$ ($n>1$), then the problem is done already. Now notice that $4times 25=100=10^2$, and $10^{n}=10^210^{n-2}$ for $ngeq 2$. Can you continue?







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              begin{align}
              n&=(a_k times 10^k) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-1}) + cdots + a_1times 10^2+(a_1 times 10) + a_0\
              &= underbrace{(a_k times 10^{k-2}) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-3}) + cdots + a_1)times 10^2}_{m} + (a_1 times 10) + a_0
              end{align}

              so $;n=m+10a_1+a_0$, and $m$ is divisible by $4$. Can you proceed?






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                begin{align}
                n&=(a_k times 10^k) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-1}) + cdots + a_1times 10^2+(a_1 times 10) + a_0\
                &= underbrace{(a_k times 10^{k-2}) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-3}) + cdots + a_1)times 10^2}_{m} + (a_1 times 10) + a_0
                end{align}

                so $;n=m+10a_1+a_0$, and $m$ is divisible by $4$. Can you proceed?






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                  begin{align}
                  n&=(a_k times 10^k) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-1}) + cdots + a_1times 10^2+(a_1 times 10) + a_0\
                  &= underbrace{(a_k times 10^{k-2}) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-3}) + cdots + a_1)times 10^2}_{m} + (a_1 times 10) + a_0
                  end{align}

                  so $;n=m+10a_1+a_0$, and $m$ is divisible by $4$. Can you proceed?






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                  begin{align}
                  n&=(a_k times 10^k) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-1}) + cdots + a_1times 10^2+(a_1 times 10) + a_0\
                  &= underbrace{(a_k times 10^{k-2}) + (a_{k-1} times 10^{k-3}) + cdots + a_1)times 10^2}_{m} + (a_1 times 10) + a_0
                  end{align}

                  so $;n=m+10a_1+a_0$, and $m$ is divisible by $4$. Can you proceed?







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