
Steve S. answered 03/17/14
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If e is just a variable, then 3e(2e+3) is divisible by 7 when either factor is divisible by 7.
3e is divisible by 7 if e = 7n/3, n a multiple of 3.
2e+3 is divisible by 7 if:
2e+3 = 7n
e = (7n - 3)/2 = (4n+3n-3)/2 = 2n+(3/2)(n-1)
if n is odd, then n-1 is even and divisible by 2, so
2e+3 is divisible by 7 if e = (7n - 3)/2, n odd.
If e is the irrational Euler number, 2.718281828459045…, then both factors are irrational and not divisible by 7; i.e., the remainder will not be 0.