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#1 Re: Jai Ganesh's Puzzles » Problems and Solutions » 2005-09-18 13:03:18

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ganesh wrote:

Problem #k+2

I have a certain number of eggs in my store.
If you divide the number of eggs by 2 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 3 there will be two eggs left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 4 there will be three eggs left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 5 there will be four eggs left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 6 there will be five eggs left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 7 there will be six eggs left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 8 there will be seven eggs left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 9 there will be eight eggs left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 10 there will be nine eggs left.

If you divide the Number of eggs by 11 there will be NO EGGS left!
What is the minimum number of eggs I can have in my store?

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