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✅ Correct Option: 1

Given: 76n−66n7^{6n} - 6^{6n}, where nn is a positive integer


Rewrite the expression:

76n−66n=(76)n−(66)n7^{6n} - 6^{6n} = (7^6)^n - (6^6)^n

Let A=76A = 7^6 and B=66B = 6^6

The expression becomes An−BnA^n - B^n


For any positive integer nn, the expression An−BnA^n - B^n is always divisible by (A−B)(A - B).

Therefore, (76)n−(66)n(7^6)^n - (6^6)^n is always divisible by (76−66)(7^6 - 6^6).


Calculate 76−667^6 - 6^6:

76=117,6497^6 = 117,649

66=46,6566^6 = 46,656

76−66=117,649−46,656=70,9937^6 - 6^6 = 117,649 - 46,656 = 70,993


Testing divisibility of 70,99370,993:

70,993÷127=55970,993 \div 127 = 559 (exact division)

70,993÷556=127.69...70,993 \div 556 = 127.69... (not exact)

70,993÷17=4176.06...70,993 \div 17 = 4176.06... (not exact)

70,993÷23=3086.65...70,993 \div 23 = 3086.65... (not exact)


Since (76)n−(66)n(7^6)^n - (6^6)^n is always divisible by (76−66)=70,993(7^6 - 6^6) = 70,993, and 70,99370,993 is divisible by 127127, the expression 76n−66n7^{6n} - 6^{6n} is always divisible by 127127 for any positive integer nn.

Therefore, the answer is 127127.

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