Find a number $a$ that has the following three properties

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The number 3750 satisfies $\Phi(3750) = 1000$. Find a number $a$ that has the following three properties

$a \equiv 7^{3003}\bmod{3750}$

$1 \leq a \leq 5000 $

$a$ is not divisible by 7

Any help on how to go about this problem, thank you

This is related to Euler's theorem I think

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Use Euler's theorem to figure out $a \pmod {3750}$
If $a \in [1,1250]$ you can add $3750$ to it and stay in range As $7$ does not divide into $3750$ evenly, at least one of the two will not be a multiple of $7$