555

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In the meantime, here are a few quick math notes and mini-problems with 555:

• Quick facts

  • 555 = 3 × 5 × 37
  • Number of divisors: (1+1) × (1+1) × (1+1) = 8
  • Divisors: 1, 3, 5, 15, 37, 111, 185, 555

• Practice problems

  1. What is 555 mod 7?
     • 7 × 79 = 553, so remainder is 2.
  2. Compute gcd(555, 1000).
     • 555 = 3 × 5 × 37; 1000 = 2^3 × 5^3; common factor is 5, so gcd = 5.
  3. Solve 555x ≡ 1 (mod 7).
     • 555 ≡ 2 (mod 7), so 2x ≡ 1 (mod 7) → x ≡ 4 (mod 7).
  4. If you have 555 apples and share equally among 6 people, how many per person and remainder?
     • 555 ÷ 6 = 92 with remainder 3.

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