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If 17200 is divided by 18, the remainder is:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 16
  4. 17

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) 1 šŸ“š Explanation: We can use the basic remainder theorem for this calculation. When we divide 17 by 18, the remainder can be written as -1. Therefore, when 17 raised to the power of 200 is completely divided by 18, the remainder will logically be (-1) raised to the power of 200. Since 200 is an even number, (-1) raised to any even power always equals exactly 1.