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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the smallest integer that has remainder 2 when it is divided by 3,4,5,6,7?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

This means, you find the smallest integer that is divisible by all these numbers and add 2 to it.That is LCM(3,4,5,6,7) +2. LCM(3,4,5,6,7) = 1260 So your answer is 1262.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

It turns out that there is a much smaller number that fits this description. Using the Chinese remainder theorem, the answer is actually 422.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

My bad, the LCM of 3,4,5,6,7 is indeed 420!

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