Asked by Shohanur

Ms. Santiago has many pens in her desk drawer. She says that if you divide the total number of pens by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, you get a remainder of 1. What is the least number of pens that could be in ms. Santiago's drawer,
Answered by Reiny
Flaw in your question.

No number divided by 1 leaves a remainder of 1
since every number divides evenly by 1

divided by 2 leaving a remainder of 1:
1 , 3, 5, 7, 9, .... all odd numbers
divided by 3 leaving a remainder of 1:
1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, .....61 ....
divided by 4 leaves a remainder of 1:
1 , 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, ....61 ....
divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 1:
1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, .... 61 ....
divided by 6 leaves a remainder of 1:
1, 7, 13, 19, ..... . 61 ....

looks like 61 , except the division by 1 part.

OR

LCM of 2,3,4,5 is 60
to have remainder of 1 for all
60 + 1 = 61
Answered by Bloom
Pooped head
Answered by sanaa
the answer is 61
Answered by Nataly
The answer is 61
Answered by Someone
I don't get how 61 ÷2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ or 6 would equal 1 because 61 divided by 2=30.1 61÷3 = 30.33333333 61÷4=15.25 61÷5=12.2 and 61÷6=10.16666667
Answered by Liz
The answer is 61!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Answered by 6ix9ine
61
Answered by Aravind
Just take lcm and add 1 to it
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