The remainder obtained when a prime number greater than 5 is divided by 5 is Answers
A) a) 1 or 2
B) b) 1 or 5
C) c) 3 or 5
D) d) 4 or 5
E) e) 5
The easiest way to answer this question is probably to pick numbers. Use the next two prime numbers greater than 6, i.e. 7 and 11:   7/5 = 1 + remainder of 2   11 / 5 = 2 + remainder of 1   This is already sufficient to see that answer choice a) is correct.   a) 1 or 2
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The remainder obtained when a prime number greater than 5 is divided by 5 is