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Suppose that \(p\) is a prime number.

a) How many numbers that are less than \(p\) are relatively prime to it?

b) How many numbers that are less than \(p^2\) are relatively prime to it?

I have written \(5\) non-prime numbers on a piece of paper and hidden it in a safe locker. Every pair of these numbers is relatively prime. Show that at least one of these numbers has to be larger than a \(100\).

In a country far far away, there are only two types of coins: 1 crown and 3 crowns coins. Molly had a bag with only 3 crown coins in it. She used some of these coins to buy herself hat and she got one 1 crown coin back. The next day, all of her friends were jealous of her hat, so she decided to buy identical hats for them. She again only had 3 crown coins in her purse, and she used them to pay for 7 hats. Show that she got a single 1 crown coin back.

If natural numbers \(a,b\) and \(c\) are lengths of the sides of a right triangle (such that \(a^2+b^2=c^2\)), show that at least one of these numbers is divisible by \(3\).