Question

What least number must be subtracted from 13601 to get a number exactly divisible by 87?

Answer 1

First, we will divide 13601 by 87.



Remainder = 29
So, 29 must be subtracted from 13601 to get a number exactly divisible by 87.
i.e., 13601 − 29 = 13572

Now, we have:


∴ 29 must be subtracted from 13601 to make it divisible by 87.