How to Calculate 19⁵-19 ======================= Let us find an easy way to solve it. Factorizing that expression seems like a good idea: 19⁵-19 = 19(19⁴-1) = 19(19²-1)(19²+1) = 19(19+1)(19-1)(19²+1) = 19✕20(19-1)(19²+1) = 10✕38(19-1)(19²+1) = 10(40-2)(19-1)(19²+1) = 10(40-2)(19-1)[(20-1)²+1] = 10(40-2)(19-1)(20²-2✕20+1²+1) = 10(40-2)(19-1)[20(20-2)+2] = 10(40-2)✕18[20(20-2)+2] = 10(40-2)✕[360(20-2)+36] = 10(40-2)✕[360(20-2)+35+1] = 10{(40-2)[360(20-2)+35]+38} = 10{(40-2)[360(20-2)+35]+30+8} = 10{(40-2)[360(20-2)+35]+30}+80 = 10{(20-1)[720(20-2)+70]+30}+80 = 100{(20-1)[72(20-2)+7]+3}+80 = 100{(20-1)[72(20-2)]+7(20-1)+3}+80 = 100[(20-1)(1440-144)+7(20-1)+3]+80 = 100[(20-1)(1440-144)+140-7+3]+80 = 100(20✕1440-20✕144-1440+144+140-4)+80 = 100(20✕1440-20✕144-1440+280)+80 = 1000(20✕144-2✕144-144+28)+80 = 1000[(20-2-1)✕144+28]+80 = 1000(17✕144+28]+80 = 1000(17✕140+17✕4+28)+80 = 1000(17✕140+68+28)+80 = 1000(17✕140+96)+80 = 1000(17✕140+90+6)+80 = 1000(17✕140+90)+6080 = 10000(17✕14+9)+6080 = 10000(170+17✕4+9)+6080 = 10000(170+68+9)+6080 = 10000(170+70+7)+6080 = 10000(170+70)+76080 = 10000✕240+76080 = 2476080