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A band of 17 pirates stole a sack of golden coins. When they tried to divide them into equ...

A band of 17 pirates stole a sack of golden coins. When they tried to divide them into equal portions there were 3 leftover. In the brawl over who would get the extra 3 coins a pirate was killed. They tried to divide the coins into equal portions again, hut this time 10 coins were left over. Again there was a brawl and another pirate was killed. Now when the corns were divided none were left over. What is the least number of coins the pirates stole?

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 4.2