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&\equiv 5\pmod{17} | &\equiv 5\pmod{17} | ||
\end{align*}</cmath> | \end{align*}</cmath> | ||
Therefore the remainder is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 5}</math>. | |||
Therefore the remainder | |||
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Problem
Define 
as the least common multiple of all the integers from 
to 
inclusive. There is a unique integer 
such that
What is the remainder when is divided by 
?
Solution
Notice that 
contains the highest power of every prime below . Thus, 
.
When writing the sum under a common fraction, we multiply the denominators by divided by each denominator. However, since is a multiple of , all terms will be a multiple of until we divide out , and the only term that will do this is 
. Thus, the remainder of all other terms when divided by will be 
, so the problem is essentially asking us what the remainder of 
divided by is. This is equivalent to finding the remainder of 
divided by .
We use modular arithmetic to simplify our answer:
This is congruent to 
Evaluating, we get:
Therefore the remainder is 
.
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See Also
| 2022 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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