A number riddle |
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 Mar 21 2008, 12:09 PM
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 <joke> inside </joke>  Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590  |
I just found a number with an interesting property:
When I divide it by 2, the remainder is 1. When I divide it by 3, the remainder is 2. When I divide it by 4, the remainder is 3. When I divide it by 5, the remainder is 4. When I divide it by 6, the remainder is 5. When I divide it by 7, the remainder is 6. When I divide it by 8, the remainder is 7. When I divide it by 9, the remainder is 8. When I divide it by 10, the remainder is 9. It's not a small number, but it's not really big, either. When I looked for a smaller number with this property I couldn't find one. Can you find it? |
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Mar 21 2008, 01:11 PM
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 Lurker. Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,161 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,851 |
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:D I remember doing something similar to this in class. |
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Mar 21 2008, 01:39 PM
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<joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
^correct!
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Mar 21 2008, 01:43 PM
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You said it wasn't a big number!
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Mar 21 2008, 01:50 PM
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<joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
^lol, but there are numbers bigger than that
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Mar 21 2008, 03:49 PM
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 kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
^ So? ever heard of infinity?
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