There are many three digit numbers that are each divisible by 7 and also 8 without a remainder.What is the largest of these three digit numbers? HELP PLEASE EXPLAIN!

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asked Oct 22, 2015 72.6k views

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Silas Parker · Answer 1 · 2015-10-27T11:02:17+0000

The largest number is 952. I'll tell you why...

7*8=56

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56*18=7*8*18=7*8*3*6=1008 (4 digits)

56*17=7*8*17=952 (3 digits)