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What is the remainder when 1! + 2! + 3! + … + 100! is divided by 15?

Competition practiceNumber & Arithmetic
  • A0
  • B3
  • C5
  • D12

Step-by-Step Solution

From 5! onwards every factorial contains both a 3 and a 5, so each one is a multiple of 15 and adds nothing to the remainder — for instance 5! . Only the first four terms matter: 1 + 2 + 6 + 24 = 33, and . The remainder is 3. Cutting the tail off at the wrong place is the usual error; the safe rule is to stop at the first factorial that already contains every prime factor of the divisor, which for means 5!.
Answer: B) 3

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