Question

If you divide a five digit number by a one digit number, what is the largest possible remainder you can get

Answer 1

99999. You can divide 99999 by 1 and get 99999.

Answer 2

Answer is 8

Explanation:

Since we need to find out largest possible remainder which can be obtained by taking largest one digit number which is 9 . now we find any five digit number say 99998 , we cannot take 99999 because its divisible by 9 and gives remainder 0 .

therefore dividing 99998 by 9 gives remainder 8 which is largest remainder obtained by dividing by 9 .