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Find the Remainder When 51439786 is Divided by 3. Do this Without Performing Actual Division.

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Find the remainder when 51439786 is divided by 3. Do this without performing actual division.

 
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Solution

If a natural number is divided by 5, it has the same remainder when its unit digit is divided by 5. 
Here, the unit digit of 981547 is 7 . When 7 is divided by 5, remainder is 2.
Therefore, remainder will be 2 when 981547 is divided by 5.

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Chapter 5: Playing with Numbers - Exercise 5.2 [Page 20]

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R.D. Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 5 Playing with Numbers
Exercise 5.2 | Q 8 | Page 20
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