Question

What is the remainder when 2872 is divided by 76?

Answer 1

Here we have to divide 2872 by 76.

When we divide 2872 by 76 first we will take 287. Now we know that $(76)(3) = 228$. When we subtract 228 from 287 we will get 59.

Now the fourth digit is 2. So we will divide 592 by 76. We know that $(76)(7) = 532$. When we subtract 532 from 592 we will get 60.

Now we can not divide 60 by 76 as 60 is the smaller number than 76. So here 60 is the remainder.

We have got the required answer here. The remainder is 60.

Answer 2

When you divide 2872 by 76 the remainder is 7