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Answer:

Explanation:

Here, we want to show that the sum is divided by 15

From what we have, the given sum is a geometric sequence

The first term is 1

Now, the pattern of ending afterwards will be 2, 4, 6 and 8

This ending keeps repeating itself

This 2,4,6,8 pattern could repeat itself 24 times

So we have a total of 1 + 24(4) = 97 terms

To make it 100, we have the last three terms as 2,4 and 8

So we have the ending number ONLY sum as follows:

1 + 24(2+4+6+8) + 2 + 4 + 8 = 1 + 480 + 14 = 495

We can divide this by 15 and that gives 495/15 = 33

That shows that the sum is divisible by 15

Secondly, we want to show that S has at least 30 digits

We can infer this from the last terms

We can write 2^99 as 2^33 * 2^33 * 2^33

A single 2^33 has a value of 8,589,934,592

That means 10 digits

The other two has 10 digits too

The sum of all possible digits in the largest term is 10 + 10 + 10 = 30

That makes a total of 30

The question states 30 or more

Hence, this is correct