Saturday, 7 February 2026

Exercise (5.1).3

Find the Euler totient function $\phi (n)$ of the following numbers:

(a) $2^{1000}$ (b) $3^{1000}$ (c) $5^{1000}$ (d) $7^{1000}$


(a) Since 2 is prime, we have

$ \phi(2^{1000}) = 2^{1000-1}(2-1) = 2^{999}$

There are $2^{999}$ numbers between 1 and $2^{1000}$ which are not multiples of 2. These are odd numbers.


(b) Since 3 is prime, we have

$ \phi(3^{1000}) = 3^{1000-1}(3-1) = 2 \times 3^{999}$

There are $2 \times 3^{999}$ numbers between 1 and $3^{1000}$ which are not multiples of 3. 


(c) Since 5 is prime, we have

$ \phi(5^{1000}) = 5^{1000-1}(5-1) = 4 \times 5^{999}$

There are $4 \times 5^{999}$ numbers between 1 and $5^{1000}$ which are not multiples of 5. 


(d) Since 7 is prime, we have

$ \phi(7^{1000}) = 7^{1000-1}(7-1) = 6 \times 7^{999}$

There are $6 \times 7^{999}$ numbers between 1 and $7^{1000}$ which are not multiples of 7.