Question

What is least natural number that must be subtracted from 1200 to get a number divisible by 17

Answer 1

10 should be subtracted

Answer 2

The least natural number that must be subtracted from 1200 to get a number divisible by 17, is 10.

Given,

The number: 1200.

To find,

The least natural number, which must be subtracted from 1200 to get a number divisible by 17.

Solution,

It can be seen that here, the given number is 1200.

We have to find that least natural number, which must be subtracted from 1200 to get a number divisible by 17.

Now, the required number can be obtained by determining the remainder when 1200 is divided by 17.

We can see that, on dividing 1200 by 17, that is $\frac{1200}{17}$, we get,

quotient = 70, and

remainder = 10.

The remainder will be the required number.

⇒ the number to be subtracted to 1200 to make it divisible by 17 = 10.

Therefore, the least natural number that must be subtracted from 1200 to get a number divisible by 17, is 10.

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