When 777 is divided by positive integer n, the remainder is 77, how many possibilities are there for n ?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
777 = nk + 77sparsh.21 wrote:When 777 is divided by positive integer n, the remainder is 77, how many possibilities are there for n ?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
700 = nk
k could be any number
n has to be a factor of 700 greater than 77
700* 1 = 700
350* 2 = 700
175*4 = 700
140*5 = 700
100*7 = 700
Hence 5.
OA?
