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Find at least one number (there are many such numbers) which when divided by 10 gives a remainder 9; when divided by 9 gives remainder 8; when divided by 8 gives a remainder of 7 and so on till 1.
2006-10-10 16:44:48 · 5 answers · asked by Raghuram R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
9! -1
(that is 9 factorial -1)
=(9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1)-1
= 362,880 -1 = 362,879
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2006-10-10 17:04:10 · answer #1 · answered by captn_carrot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there are many numbers. The starting numbers are:
2519, 5039, 7559, 10079, .......
Just keep on adding 2520 and proceed.
2006-10-10 17:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by kingofuniverse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
19 is the least number of that kind
2006-10-10 17:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by sreekanth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear friend,
Some of the numbers matching your requirement are
2519, 5039, 7559
With regards,
S.NAGAMANI
2006-10-10 17:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by Nagamani S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the smallest is 2519
though there are lots of them!
2006-10-10 17:10:27 · answer #5 · answered by freespirit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋