Multiple choice

DIRECTION for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option. Find the least number which can be divided by 16, 18, 20 and 25 leaves 4 as a remainder in each case, but when divided by 7 leaves no remainder.

  1. 17004

  2. 18000

  3. 18002

  4. 18004

  5. 19000

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D Correct answer
Explanation

LCM(16, 18, 20, 25) = 3600. The number is 3600k + 4. Testing multiples: 3600*5 + 4 = 18004. 18004 / 7 = 2572 with remainder 0. So 18004 is the number.

AI explanation

First, find the least common multiple (LCM) of 16, 18, 20 and 25, which is 3600. Since the number leaves a remainder of 4 when divided by these numbers, it must be of the form 3600k plus 4 for some integer k. We are given that this number is perfectly divisible by 7, meaning 3600k plus 4 divided by 7 leaves no remainder. When 3600 is divided by 7, the remainder is 2, and when 4 is divided by 7, the remainder is 4, so the expression becomes 2k plus 4 must be a multiple of 7. Setting 2k plus 4 equal to 7 gives 2k equal to 3, which has no integer solution, so we try the next multiple, 14. Setting 2k plus 4 equal to 14 gives 2k equal to 10, meaning k equals 5. Substituting k equals 5 back into 3600k plus 4 gives 18000 plus 4, which equals 18004.