QUESTION

CSAT

Hard

Maths

Prelims 2020

How many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits?

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Explanation

A prime number is a number that can only be completely divided by 11 and itself.

Given the digits 11, 22, 33, 44, and 55, we are tasked with forming five-digit prime numbers. We know that if the sum of the digits of a number is divisible by 33, the number itself is also divisible by 33.

The sum of the given digits is 1+2+3+4+5=151+2+3+4+5=15, which is divisible by 33.

Therefore, any number formed using these five digits will always be divisible by 33, meaning it cannot be a prime number.

Thus, no five-digit prime number can be formed using these five digits without repetition.

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