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Question

Find the number of integers x with 0 ≤ x < 18000 satisfying x^2 ≡ 1 (mod 18000).

✓ Verified answer: 16checked by our engine — not a guess

Step-by-step solution

Factor 18000 = 2^4 · 3^2 · 5^3 = 16·9·125.

By CRT, the number of solutions of x^2≡1 modulo a number is the product of the counts modulo each prime power.

For odd prime powers p^k there are exactly 2 solutions (x≡±1).
For the modulus 16 = 2^4: x^2≡1 (mod 2^k) has 4 solutions when k≥3.
So counts: mod 16 → 4, mod 9 → 2, mod 125 → 2.
Total = 4·2·2 = 16.

Final answer16

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