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A number riddle
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post Mar 21 2008, 12:09 PM
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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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SilentLaugh   A number riddle   Mar 21 2008, 12:09 PM
Geek   2519 :D I remember doing something similar to thi...   Mar 21 2008, 01:11 PM
SilentLaugh   ^correct!   Mar 21 2008, 01:39 PM
Markster   You said it wasn't a big number!   Mar 21 2008, 01:43 PM
SilentLaugh   ^lol, but there are numbers bigger than that   Mar 21 2008, 01:50 PM
emberfly   ^ So? ever heard of infinity?   Mar 21 2008, 03:49 PM


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