2017 AMC 10B Problem 14
Problem 14 of 25IntermediateNumber TheoryCounting & Probability
An integer is selected at random in the range . What is the probability that the remainder when is divided by is
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Solution
By Fermat’s Little Theorem, whenever is not divisible by Therefore,
There are multiples of so there are allowable values of
A multiple of has so no other values work. Thus the probability is
Thus, the correct answer is D .