If ab3133ab is divisible by 12 What is the minimum value of a b

ab divisible by 12 means it should be div by 3&4
so 1st we take 12, sub 12 instead of ab we get 12313312 it is not div by 3
so try 16 gives 16313312 which is div by 3....
so the ans is (1+6)=7
11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(16) No(17)
for a number to b divisible by 12,it shd b divisible by 3 and 4
for divisibility by 3 ---> a+b+3+1+3+3+a+b shd b divisible by 3
for divisibility by 4 ---> ab shd b divisible by 4
so when to consider from 00,01,02,... we get minimum ab is 40(it can be 04 too,but the 8 digit number given will be converted to 7 digit,which is not considerable.)
so a+b=4.
verification:
for divisibility by 3,a+b+3+1+3+3+a+b shd b divisible by 3 => 2(a+b)+10 shd b divisible by 3. When we take a+b=4, 2(4)+10=18 wch is divisible by 3.

SO,final answer is a+b=4.
11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(14) No(7)
1) this no shoud be divisible by both 3 and 4..
so for 3 the sum of all the digit must be divisible by 3..it means
a+b+3+1+3+3+a+b
i.e. 2(a+b)+10 should be divisible by 3....the min no . is 18 when we put the value of a+b is 4......bcoz a+b is multiple of 2 so 15 can be formed....
2) n for divisibilty of 4 the last 2 digit must be divisible by 4 it means ab=04 or 40.....
so a+b=0+4=4
or
a+b=4+0=4
11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(6)
correct question is where a,b >0.
so correct answer is 7
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If ab3133ab is divisible by 12.What is the minimum value of (a+b)?