Find the winner

Computer Science Level pending

From a group of 545 contenders, a party has to select a leader.It was proposed that all 545 contenders be given a number from 1 to 545.Then ,they will be asked to stand on podium in a circular arrangement and counting would start from the contender number 1.The counting would be done in clockwise fashion.The rule is that every alternate contender would be asked to step down as the counting continued, with this circle getting smaller and smaller,till only one person remain standing.Therefore, the person to be eliminated would be the contender numbered 2.

Which position should a contender choose,if he has to be the leader?


The answer is 67.

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