Question

The largest natural number which exactly divides the product of any four consecutive natural numbers is :

• A. 120
• B. 24
• C. 12
• D. 6

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 24

In four consecutive natural numbers, there will be 2 even numbers, one of which will be a multiple of 4 and one of which will be a multiple of 2. One number will also be a multiple of 3 Therefore, 4 consecutive natural numbers can be exactly divided by 2 x 3 x 4 = 24.