Correct Answer - Option 2 : 483
Calculation:
L.C.M of (8, 24, 32, 40, 48) = 480
If 480 is divided by these given number, the remainder is 0.
To leave the same remainder 3,
The number will be 480 + 3 = 483
∴ 483 is the least number which when divided by 8, 24, 32, 40 and 48 leaves remainder 3 in each case.
In arithmetic and number theory, the least common multiple, the lowest common multiple, or smallest common multiple of two integers a and b, usually denoted by LCM(a, b), is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both a and b.