SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 117

SSC CPO - 11 Nov 2022 - Shift 3 • Quantitative Aptitude • Q117

A six-digit number 763254 is divisible by 18. If we subtract five times 41 from the number, then the new number that is formed will be divisible by:

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 7

Given that

The six-digit number 763254 is divisible by 18

If we subtract five times of 41 from the number,

According to the question

New number = 763254 - 5 × 41 = 763254 - 205 = 763049

Number 763049 is not divisible by 2, 3 and 5

Hence, this new number is divisible by 7