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What is the smallest natural number that should be added to 5023, such that a remainder of 5 is left when the resulting number is divided by each of the numbers 20, 98, 35 and 21?
Asked in RRB Group D · 2025
LCM and HCF · Quantitative Aptitude
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For the smallest number that must be subtracted to make a number exactly divisible by several divisors, find the remainder when the number is divided by their LCM.
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LCM: Prime Factorisation & The Ladder Method has appeared in 47 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in State PSC, UPSC and SSC.
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