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What is the greatest possible whole number remainder if you divide any number by 23?

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trick question there's a infinite amount of numbers so there is no answer to that question

scientifically speaking of course


User Jonathan Cremin
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The greatest possible whole number remainder is 22.

This is because if you have a remainder of 23, that would make it another whole group of 23. The greatest possible whole number remainder is always equal to the divisor subtracted by 1.

Hope this helps!
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