Aptitude - Numbers - Discussion
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Read more:"Loneliness is the most terrible poverty."
- Mother Teresa
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Which of the following numbers will completely divide (4915 - 1) ? |
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8 | [B]. |
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Answer: Option E
Explanation:
(xn - 1) will be divisibly by (x + 1) only when n is even.
(4915 - 1) = {(72)15 - 1} = (730 - 1), which is divisible by (7 +1), i.e., 8.
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Pranav said:
(Wed, Dec 29, 2010 03:02:15 PM)
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| it can also be divided by 48 i.e (a^n-b^n is always divisible by a-b) |
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