For some integer q, q^2 - 5 is divisible by all of the following EXCEPT
(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 31
(D) 38
(E) 41
OAB
(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 31
(D) 38
(E) 41
OAB
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For this type of problem apparently our only option is to check all the options one by one. Even if we can prove that (q² - 5) is not divisible by 3 and hence not by 30, someone may ask why not we check for other ones also?guerrero wrote:For some integer q, q² - 5 is divisible by all of the following EXCEPT
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