The remainder obtained when a prime number greater than 8 is divided by 8 is  Choose the correct choice:
A) a) 1 or 3	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 8, i.e. 13 and 11:   13/8 = 1 + remainder of 5   11 / 8 = 1 + remainder of 3   This is already sufficient to see that answer choice b) is correct.   c) 3 or 5
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The remainder obtained when a prime number greater than 8 is divided by 8 is