The remainder obtained when a prime number greater than 3 is divided by 3 is  Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) a) 1 or 3	B) b) 2 or 4	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 3, i.e. 7 and 5:   7/3 = 1 + remainder of 4   5/3 = 1 + remainder of 2   This is already sufficient to see that answer choice b) is correct.   b) 2 or 4
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The remainder obtained when a prime number greater than 3 is divided by 3 is