Is it possible to know if sums of powers of a number is divisible by another number?

Is there a way to find whether a number (say $A$) formed by summing powers of another number (say $B$) is divisible by another number $C$? $A$ is a number like, for example, $B^1+B^3$. We can use a power of $B$ at most one time.

I don't want to know the number $A$. I just want to know that is $A$ is divisible by $C$.

Any help is appreciated.

edit: i found out that the answer is always yes :D

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that is, for example A can not be B^2+B^2. i just can include B^2 once. or i don't include it at all –  bliss Sep 11 '11 at 10:00
but if there is not such a number i will do infinitely many calculations. i dont want to know that if a number is divisible by C. i want to know that can i write a number formed from sums of powers of B that is divisible by C. i want to answer the question that is there a number A? –  bliss Sep 11 '11 at 12:11
Having shared your question with us, and having found an answer to your question, maybe you want to share your answer with us? –  Gerry Myerson Sep 11 '11 at 13:32

If B and C are coprime, $B^{\phi(c)}=1 \pmod C$, where $\phi(n)$ is Euler's totient function. In this case there is always such an A, take $\sum_{i=1}^CB^{i\phi(C)}$. If they are not coprime I believe you can do this with the $B/gcd(B,C)$