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AP EAMCET · Maths · Permutation Combination

The greatest positive integer which divides \((n+16)\) \((n+17)(n+18)(n+19)\), for all positive integers \(n\), is

  1. A \(6\)
  2. B \(24\)
  3. C \(28\)
  4. D \(20\)
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Correct Answer

(B) \(24\)

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Detailed explanation

Given, \((n+16)(n+17)(n+18)(n+19)\) As we can observe that these numbers are th product of four consecutive natural numbers. This number gets divided by \(4 !=24\).