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General Aptitude
9.1 Numbers - General Questions

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Q.

Which of the following numbers will completely divide (4915 - 1) ?

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Correct choice: A

Explanation:

(xn - 1) will be divisibly by (x + 1) only when n is even.

(4915 - 1) = {(72)15 - 1} = (730 - 1), which is divisible by (7 +1), i.e., 8.

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