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Solution 5  by Soarer

n9 - 6n7 + 9n5 - 4n3 is divisible by 8640.

8640=26*33*5

By Fermat's little theorem, n5-n0(mod 5)

n9-6n7+9n5-4n3n9-n7-n5+n3(mod 5)n5-n3-n5+n3(mod 5)0(mod5)

n9-6n7+9n5-4n3 =n5(n2-3)2-4n3 =n3(n3-3n-2)(n3-3n+2)

If 3|n, 27|n3, it's ok.

n3-3n-2=(n+1)2(n-2)

If n=2(mod 3), 27|(n3-3n-2)

n3-3n+2=(n-1)2(n+2)

If n=1(mod 3), 27|(n3-3n+2)

 n9-6n7+9n5-4n3 =n3(n-1)2(n+1)2(n-2)(n+2)

If n=0(mod 2), 64|n3(n-2)(n+2), as 8|n(n-2)

 If n=1(mod 2), 64|(n-1)2(n+1)2, as 8|(n-1)(n+1)

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