Find the greatest number of four digit exactly divisible by 12, 16, 24, 28, 36
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Answer:
That means that 144 will fit into 9999 no more than 69 times (and 70*144=10080 is greater than 9999). Therefore, the greatest 4-digit number exactly divisible by 12, 16, 24, 28, and 36 is the product 144*69
Step-by-step explanation:
What is the greatest number of 4 digits exactly divisible by 12, 16, 24, 28, and 36?
The number that I came up with was 9,072. I found the LCM (Least Common Multiple) using Prime factorization which was 1,008 but you wanted the highest 4 digit number so I multiplied 1,008 to the highest whole number that would still render a 4 digit answer, which was 9 (1,008 * 9 = 9,072).
12 = 2 x 2 x 3
16 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
24= 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
28 = 2 x 2 x 7
36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7 = 1,008
1,008 x 9 = 9,072
9,072 is divisible by 12(756), 16 (567), 24 (378), 28 (324), & 36(252)
I hope that it helps