ABC26GN0316 · Number System

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Number System · Exam: 2009 · Marks: · Difficulty:

What least number must be added to 1056 to get a number exactly divisible by 23?
(a)2
(b)3
(c)21
(d)25
Answer
Answer (as printed): A
Explanation
On dividing 1056 by 23, we get 21 as remainder. $\therefore$ Required number to be added $=(23-21)=2$.

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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