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Divisibility and Remainder Question 1:
Siva defines a number as 'connected with 9 ' if it is divisible by 9 , or if the sum of its digits is 9 , or if 9 is one of the digits of the number, and other numbers are all 'not connected with 9 '. As per his definition, the number of integers from 1 to 90 (both included) which are not connected with 9 is :
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 1 Detailed Solution
Given:
Total numbers = 90
Numbers are "connected with 9" if:
Divisible by 9
Sum of digits = 9
Contains digit 9
Formula used:
Total numbers not connected with 9 = Total numbers - Numbers connected with 9
Calculation:
Numbers divisible by 9: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90 (10 numbers)
Numbers with sum of digits = 9: (Already counted in divisible by 9)
Numbers containing 9: 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89 (8 more numbers)
⇒ Total connected numbers = 10 + 8 = 18
⇒ Numbers not connected with 9 = 90 - 18
⇒ 72
∴ The correct answer is 72.
Divisibility and Remainder Question 2:
The product of two numbers is 9375. The quotient, when the largest number is divided by the smallest number is 15. Find the sum of these numbers.
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 2 Detailed Solution
Given:
The product of two numbers = 9375
The quotient, when the largest number is divided by the smallest number = 15
Formula Used:
Let the numbers be y .
Then, x × y = 9375
And, x/y = 15
Calculation:
Let the two number be x and y where x > y, then
xy = 9375 ...i)
According to the question
x = y × 15
Put the value of x in equation (i)
y × 15 × y = 9375
⇒ y2 = 9375/15
⇒ y = 9375/15
⇒ y = √625
⇒ y = 25
From equation (i)
x = 9375/25
⇒ x = 375
∴ Sum of x and y = 375 + 25 = 400
Divisibility and Remainder Question 3:
What is the remainder when 93 + 94 + 95 + 96 +...+ 9100 is divided by 6?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 3 Detailed Solution
The Correct answer is Option 1
Key Points
The given expression is definitely divisible by 3, as 9 is divisible by 3.
The terms, after division with 3, would be:
93/3 = 3 × 92
94/3 = 3 × 93
95/3 = 3 × 94
……and so on.
All these terms would be odd, as in each of them only odd numbers are getting multiplied.
In total, there would be 98 of these odd terms, whose sum would obviously be even. So, the resultant would be divisible by 2.
So, the original expression is divisible by 3, as well as 2. Which means that it must be divisible by 6 too. So, remainder left would be zero.
Divisibility and Remainder Question 4:
Which is that largest two digit number which when increased by 5 becomes divisible by both 4 and 5?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 4 Detailed Solution
Given:
We need to find the largest two-digit number which, when increased by 5, becomes divisible by both 4 and 5.
Formula Used:
Let the largest two-digit number be x. The condition is x + 5 should be divisible by both 4 and 5.
This implies x + 5 should be divisible by the LCM of 4 and 5, which is 20.
Calculation:
We need x + 5 to be the largest multiple of 20 within the range of two-digit numbers.
The largest two-digit number is 99. So, we start checking from 99 downwards.
For x = 94
⇒ 94 + 5 = 99
99 is not divisible by 20.
For x = 93
⇒ 93 + 5 = 98
98 is not divisible by 20.
For x = 88
⇒ 88 + 5 = 93
93 is not divisible by 20.
For x = 75
⇒ 75 + 5 = 80
80 is divisible by 20.
The largest two-digit number which, when increased by 5, becomes divisible by both 4 and 5 is 75.
The correct answer is option 3.
Divisibility and Remainder Question 5:
Which among the following numbers is divisible by ‘9’ ?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 5 Detailed Solution
Given:
Numbers: 1475, 3471, 5418, 4795
Formula Used:
A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
Calculation:
For 1475:
Sum of digits = 1 + 4 + 7 + 5 = 17
17 is not divisible by 9.
For 3471:
Sum of digits = 3 + 4 + 7 + 1 = 15
15 is not divisible by 9.
For 5418:
Sum of digits = 5 + 4 + 1 + 8 = 18
18 is divisible by 9.
For 4795:
Sum of digits = 4 + 7 + 9 + 5 = 25
25 is not divisible by 9.
Correct Option: Option 3
Solution Statement: The number 5418 is divisible by 9 as the sum of its digits (18) is divisible by 9.
Top Divisibility and Remainder MCQ Objective Questions
Which of the following numbers is a divisor of \((49^{15} - 1) \)?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 6 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
\((49^{15} - 1) \)
Concept used:
an - bn is divisible by (a + b) when n is an even positive integer.
Here, a & b should be prime number.
Calculation:
\((49^{15} - 1) \)
⇒ \(({(7^2)}^{15} - 1) \)
⇒ \((7^{30} - 1) \)
Here, 30 is a positive integer.
According to the concept,
\((7^{30} - 1) \) is divisible by (7 + 1) i.e., 8.
∴ 8 is a divisor of \((49^{15} - 1) \).
If the 5-digit number 676xy is divisible by 3, 7 and 11, then what is the value of (3x - 5y)?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 7 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
676xy is divisible by 3, 7 & 11
Concept:
When 676xy is divisible by 3, 7 &11, it will also be divisible by the LCM of 3, 7 &11.
Dividend = Divisor × Quotient + Remainder
Calculation:
LCM (3, 7, 11) = 231
By taking the largest 5-digit number 67699 and divide it by 231.
∵ 67699 = 231 × 293 + 16
⇒ 67699 = 67683 + 16
⇒ 67699 - 16 = 67683 (completely divisible by 231)
∴ 67683 = 676xy (where x = 8, y = 3)
(3x - 5y) = 3 × 8 - 5 × 3
⇒ 24 - 15 = 9
∴ The required result = 9
If x2 + ax + b, when divided by x - 5, leaves a remainder of 34 and x2 + bx + a, when divided by x - 5, leaves a remainder of 52, then a + b = ?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 8 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFx2 + ax + b, when divided by x - 5, leaves a remainder of 34,
⇒ 52 + 5a + b = 34
⇒ 5a + b = 9 ----(1)
Again,
x2 + bx + a, when divided by x - 5, leaves a remainder of 52
⇒ 52 + 5b + a = 52
⇒ 5b + a = 27 ----(2)
From (1) + (2) we get,
⇒ 6a + 6b = 36
⇒ a + b = 6Find the sum of the numbers between 400 and 500 such that when 8, 12, and 16 divide them, it leaves 5 as remainder in each case.
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 9 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFCalculations:
Numbers are 8, 12 and 16 that must divide numbers between 400 & 500 & get remainder 5
To find the multiple of different numbers, we need to find out the LCM
LCM of 8, 12, 16
8 = 2³, 12 = 2² × 3, 16 = 2⁴
LCM = 2⁴ × 3 = 48
Number pattern = 48k + 5 (Remainder)
Number between 400 & 500
Smallest number = 48 × 9 + 5 = 437
Largest number = 48 × 10 + 5 = 485
So,
Sum of numbers = 437 + 485
⇒ 922
∴ The correct choice is option 1.
How many numbers are there from 500 to 650 (including both) which are divisible neither by 3 nor by 7?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 10 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
The numbers are from 500 to 650 which are divisible neither by 3 nor by 7
Calculation:
The total numbers up to 500 are divisible by 3 = 500/3 → 166 (Quotient)
The total numbers up to 500 are divisible by 7 = 500/7 → 71 (Quotient)
The total numbers up to 500 are divisible by 21 = 500/21 → 23 (Quotient)
The total numbers up to 650 are divisible by 3 = 650/3 → 216 (Quotient)
The total numbers up to 650 are divisible by 7 = 650/7 → 92 (Quotient)
The total numbers up to 650 are divisible by 21 = 650/21 → 30 (Quotient)
⇒ The total number divisible by 3 between 500 and 650 = 216 - 166 = 50
⇒ The total number divisible by 7 between 500 and 650 = 92 - 71 = 21
⇒ The total number divisible by 21 between 500 and 650 = 30 - 23 = 7
The total numbers from 500 to 650 = 150 + 1 = 151
∴ The required numbers = 151 - (50 + 21 - 7) = 151 - 64 = 87
∴ The are total 87 numbers from 500 to 650 (including both) which are neither divisible by 3 nor by 7
What will be the remainder when 2384 is divided by 17?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 11 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGIVEN:
2384 is divided by 17.
CALCULATION:
2384 = 2(4 × 96) = 1696
We know that when 16 is divided by 17 the remainder is -1
When 1696 is divided by 17 then remainder = (-1)96 = 1.
A four-digits number abba is divisible by 4 and a < b. How many such numbers are there?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 12 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFConcept used:
If the last 2 digits of any number divisible by 4, then the number is divisible by 4
Calculation:
According to the question, the numbers are
2332, 2552, 4664, 2772, 6776, 4884, 2992, and 6996
So, there are 8 such numbers in the form abba, divisible by 4
∴ The correct answer is 8
Mistake Points
If you are considering an example ending with 20,
then, 'abba' will be '0220', and 0220 is not a four-digit number.
Similarly in the case of the example ending with 40,60,80.
If the 5-digit number 750PQ is divisible by 3, 7 and 11, then what is the value of P + 2Q?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 13 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
Five-digit number 750PQ is divisible by 3, 7 and 11
Concept used:
Concept of LCM
Calculation:
The LCM of 3, 7, and 11 is 231.
By taking the largest 5-digit number 75099 and dividing it by 231.
If we divide 75099 by 231 we get 325 as the quotient and 24 as the remainder.
Then, the five-digit number is 75099 - 24 = 75075.
The number = 75075 and P = 7, Q = 5
now,
P + 2Q = 7 + 10 = 17
∴ The value of P + 2Q is 17.
If a five digit number 247xy is divisible by 3, 7 and 11, then what is the value of (2y - 8x)?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 14 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
If a five digit number 247xy is divisible by 3, 7 and 11
Calculation:
LCM of 3, 7, 11 is 231
According to question
Largest possible value of 247xy is 24799
when we divided 24799 by 231 we get 82 as a remainder
Number = 24799 – 82
⇒ 24717
Now x = 1 and y = 7
(2y – 8x) = (2 × 7 – 8 × 1)
⇒ (14 – 8)
⇒ 6
∴ Required value is 6
What will be the sum of digit of smallest number of four digit which when divided by 16, 19 and 38 leaves the remainder 6 in each case?
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Divisibility and Remainder Question 15 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
The smallest 4 digit number divided by 16, 19 and 38
and remainder is 6 in each case.
Calculation:
LCM of 16, 19 and 38,
⇒ 16 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
⇒ 19 = 19 x 1
⇒ 38 = 2 x 19 x 1
⇒ LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 19 = 304
We know that the smallest number of four digit = 1,000
When 1,000 divided by 304 then remainder is 88.
So, smallest four digit number which is divided by 304 = 1000 + (304 - 88)
⇒ 1216
Now required number is leaves remainder 6,
so required number = 1216 + 6
⇒ 1222
Sum of digit of 1222 = 1 + 2 + 2 + 2
⇒ 7
∴ Required sum is 7.