[tex]\displaystyle{ a = (3^{21} + 3^{20} + 3^{19}) : 39 }[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle{ a = 3^{19} \cdot (3^{2} + 3^{1} + 1) : 39 }[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle{ a = 3^{19} \cdot (9 + 3 + 1) : 39 }[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle{ a = 3^{19} \cdot 13 : 39 }[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle{ a = \frac{3^{19} \cdot 13}{39} }[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle{ a = 3^{19} : 3 }[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle{ a = 3^{18} }[/tex]