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donald trump

27/03/2017 at 14:35

The remainder is 2 when n is divided by 3. The remainder is 3, 4 and 5 when the divisors are 4, 5 and 6 respectively. What is the smallest possible of n?

GCD and LCM

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FA KAKALOTS 09/02/2018 at 22:03

We have : 3 - 2 = 4 - 3 = 5 - 4 = 6 - 5 = 1

So n + 1 is divisible by 3,4,5,6 but we need to find the smallest value of n.

=> n + 1 = LCM(3,4,5,6) = 60 => n = 59
Phan Thanh Tinh Coordinator 24/04/2017 at 16:32

We have : 3 - 2 = 4 - 3 = 5 - 4 = 6 - 5 = 1

So n + 1 is divisible by 3,4,5,6 but we need to find the smallest value of n.

=> n + 1 = LCM(3,4,5,6) = 60 => n = 59

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