Smallest number???

Can you find the smallest non-fractional number such that:-

  1. If the number gets divided by 3 , we get the remainder of 1.
  2. If the number gets divided by 4 , we get the remainder of 2.
  3. If the number gets divided by 5 , we get the remainder of 3.
  4. If the number gets divided by 6 , we get the remainder of 4.


The answer is 58.

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3 solutions

Nelson Mandela
Jan 4, 2015

The LCM of 3,4,5 and 6 is 60.

we need remainder 1 when divided by 3. 3-1=2.

Similarly, 4-2 = 5-3 = 6-4 = 2.

So if we subtract 2 from 60, we get 58 which satisfies all 4 conditions.

Mathh Mathh
May 15, 2015

The 4. condition is completely redundant. 1,2 already imply it.

n 1 ( m o d 3 ) n = 3 k + 1 n\equiv 1\pmod{\!3}\,\Rightarrow\, n=3k+1 .

n 3 k + 1 2 ( m o d 4 ) k 1 ( m o d 4 ) n\equiv 3k+1\equiv 2\pmod{\! 4}\iff -k\equiv 1\pmod{4}

\stackrel{:(-1)}\iff k\equiv -1\equiv 3\pmod{\!4}\,\Rightarrow\, k=4h+3

n = 3 ( 4 h + 3 ) + 1 = 12 h + 10 n=3(4h+3)+1=12h+10 .

n 12 h + 10 2 h 3 2 ( m o d 5 ) n\equiv 12h+10\equiv 2h\equiv 3\equiv -2\pmod{\!5}

\stackrel{:2}\iff h\equiv -1\equiv 4\pmod{\! 5}\,\Rightarrow\, h=5m+4

n = 12 ( 5 m + 4 ) + 10 = 60 m + 58 n=12(5m+4)+10=60m+\boxed{58} .

We never used 4. and we still have n 60 m + 58 4 ( m o d 6 ) n\equiv 60m+58\equiv 4\pmod{\!6} .

Please ask if I expressed something unclearly :)

Fox To-ong
Jan 13, 2015

get the LCM of 3,4,5, and 6 = 60,subtract the common difference of the remainder = 2 60 - 2 = 58

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